Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

हरं गद्गदया वाचा स्तुवन्वै शरणं ययौ । त्वत्कोपानलनिर्दग्धो यदि वध्योऽस्मि शङ्कर

Transliteration

haraṃ gadgadayā vācā stuvanvai śaraṇaṃ yayau | tvatkopānalanirdagdho yadi vadhyo'smi śaṅkara

Translation

Con voz entrecortada alabó a Hara y acudió a Él en busca de refugio: «Si he de ser muerto, oh Śaṅkara, consumido por el fuego de Tu ira, así sea».

Word by Word

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• गद्गदया: with a faltering (choked)
• गद्गदया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (वाचा-विशेषण)

• वाचा: with speech/voice
• वाचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्/वाचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• स्तुवन्: praising
• स्तुवन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (converbial/participial)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थक्रियायां कर्म

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदी; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (Genitive sense), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (तत्पुरुष-सम्बन्ध)

• कोप: anger
• कोप: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (पूर्वपद)

• अनल: fire
• अनल: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (मध्यपद)

• निर्दग्धः: burnt by the fire of your anger
• निर्दग्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्दग्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दह् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: त्वत्-कोप-अनल-निर्दग्ध (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/शर्त-प्रदर्शक अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• वध्यः: to be slain / punishable
• वध्यः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदी; उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified penitent addressing Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee with trembling, tear-choked voice stands before a radiant Śiva (Hara), hands folded, body slightly bowed, as if scorched by an inner fire of fear; the atmosphere is dusk-like, with a sense of impending judgment turning into refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Hara
• Śaṅkara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True surrender accepts divine judgment while still seeking refuge through praise and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is primarily a personal prayer; the Revā Khaṇḍa context situates it within the Narmadā-region’s Śaiva sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (praise) and śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) are the devotional acts implied.