Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तदस्माकं कुतो भावो मा विश्वं नाशय प्रभो । योगीश्वरं गुहं चापि संमानयितुमर्हसि

Transliteration

tadasmākaṃ kuto bhāvo mā viśvaṃ nāśaya prabho | yogīśvaraṃ guhaṃ cāpi saṃmānayitumarhasi

Translation

Alors, quel espoir nous resterait-il ? Ô Seigneur, ne détruis pas le monde. Daigne honorer aussi Guha, le Seigneur des yogin.

Word by Word

• तत्: that/therefore
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्माकं: of us
• अस्माकं: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• कुतः: whence/how
• कुतः: Hetu-prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक-निपात (interrogative adverb)

• भावः: state/possibility
• भावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (Prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपात (prohibitive particle)

• विश्वं: the world
• विश्वं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• नाशय: destroy
• नाशय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश्/नाशय् (धातु; causative from √नश्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• योगीश्वरं: the Lord of yogis
• योगीश्वरं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगिनाम् ईश्वरः)

• गुहं: Guha (Skanda)
• गुहं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/समुच्चय (also/even)

• संमानयितुम्: to honor
• संमानयितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √मान् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थ (purpose)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are worthy
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator/Devotee voice within the episode (contextual; addressing Dharma)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A supreme ‘Prabhu’ addressed in the verse; and Guha is referenced

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee or deity pleads: ‘Do not destroy the world’; Guha appears as Yogīśvara—youthful, radiant, with spear (śakti/vel), yet serene like a yogin; the addressed Lord is implored to honor him.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Guha (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Yogīśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic welfare rests on Dharma; honoring divine beings like Guha sustains harmony rather than conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly named; the emphasis is on maintaining dharmic order within the sacred narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional-social prescription: offer proper honor (saṁmāna) to Guha (Skanda), revered as Yogīśvara.