Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 192

Devanagari script

तक्षकः कालकूटाख्यं बहुरूपेति नाम च । हालाहलं च कर्कोट एकाक्ष इति नाम च

Transliteration

takṣakaḥ kālakūṭākhyaṃ bahurūpeti nāma ca | hālāhalaṃ ca karkoṭa ekākṣa iti nāma ca

Translation

Takṣaka est appelé « Kālakūṭa » et porte aussi le nom de « Bahurūpa » (aux formes multiples). Karkoṭa est appelé « Hālāhala » et aussi « Ekākṣa » (à l’unique œil).

Word by Word

• तक्षकः: Takṣaka
• तक्षकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कालकूटाख्यम्: called ‘Kālakūṭa’
• कालकूटाख्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कालकूट-आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लिङ्गस्य/नाम्नः)—‘called Kālakūṭa’

• बहुरूपे: ‘Bahurūpa’ (many-formed)
• बहुरूपे: Karma (Name/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इति-शब्देन नामरूपेण

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न

• नाम: name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देश

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• हालाहलम्: Hālāhala (poison)
• हालाहलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हालाहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• कर्कोटः: Karkoṭa
• कर्कोटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्कोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकाक्षः: Ekākṣa (one-eyed)
• एकाक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘one-eyed’ (as a name/epithet)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न

• नाम: name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देश

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Takṣaka, radiant yet fearsome, worships a dark, swirling liṅga named ‘Kālakūṭa’ with shifting colors (‘Bahurūpa’). Karkoṭa worships a liṅga marked by a single blazing eye (‘Ekākṣa’), the poison-cloud subdued into an aura.

Characters & Entities

• Takṣaka
• Kālakūṭa
• Bahurūpa
• Hālāhala
• Karkoṭa
• Ekākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even terrifying forces symbolized by poisons and nāgas are placed within a sacred framework through divine names, indicating Śiva’s mastery over fear and death.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it continues the catalog-like praise associated with Śatarudrīya themes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied practice is devotional remembrance/recitation of sacred names.