Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

सव्यतश्चंद्रधारी च दक्षिणे कौस्तुभद्युतिः । ममापि तद्दर्शनतो महद्भयमजायत

Transliteration

savyataścaṃdradhārī ca dakṣiṇe kaustubhadyutiḥ | mamāpi taddarśanato mahadbhayamajāyata

Translation

On the left he bore the moon, and on the right he shone with the splendor of the Kaustubha jewel. Even I, upon seeing that form, was seized by great fear.

Word by Word

• savyataḥ: on the left side
• savyataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: savya (प्रातिपदिक) + -tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त-अव्यय

• caṃdradhārī: bearing the moon
• caṃdradhārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (candrasya dhārī)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• dakṣiṇe: on the right (side)
• dakṣiṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• kaustubhadyutiḥ: the radiance of the Kaustubha (gem)
• kaustubhadyutiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaustubha (प्रातिपदिक) + dyuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kaustubhasya dyutiḥ)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि = "also, even"

• tat: of that
• tat: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; (darśana)सम्बन्धे

• darśanataḥ: from seeing (it)
• darśanataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + -tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त-अव्यय: "from/owing to the sight" (ablatival)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (bhayaṃ)

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ajāyata: arose
• ajāyata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; "arose/was born"

Speaker

Barbarīka

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A sage/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity’s left bears the crescent moon (Śaiva sign), right blazes with Kaustubha radiance (Vaiṣṇava sign); the observer recoils in trembling awe.

Characters & Entities

• Barbarīka
• Candra (moon)
• Kaustubha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True encounter with the divine can overwhelm the ego, producing awe that ripens into humility and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.