Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । युद्धार्थमिह चायातो देवानां कार्यसिद्धये । त्वं स्थिरो भव रे मंद दहाम्यद्य न संशयः

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | yuddhārthamiha cāyāto devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye | tvaṃ sthiro bhava re maṃda dahāmyadya na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Le Seigneur Bienheureux dit : « Je suis venu ici pour la bataille, afin d'accomplir le dessein des dieux. Tiens-toi ferme, ô insensé, je te brûlerai aujourd'hui ; il n'y a aucun doute à ce sujet. »

Word by Word

• श्रीभगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• श्रीभगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थ-प्रस्तावना (speaker designation)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• युद्धार्थम्: for the sake of battle
• युद्धार्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक (purpose)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• आयातः: (you) have come/arrived
• आयातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘come/arrived’

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• कार्यसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of (their) task
• कार्यसिद्धये: Sampradana (Recipient/Goal/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/हितार्थ (for accomplishment)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे द्वितीय-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्थिरः: steady
• स्थिरः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of त्वम्)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रे: O! (hey)
• रे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रे (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• मन्द: O dullard/fool
• मन्द: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन

• दहामि: I burn (will burn)
• दहामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• न: not/no
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘न संशयः’ इति नास्ति-भावार्थ (there is no doubt)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kālanemi (direct), with narrative audience in Kedārakhaṇḍa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu, radiant and resolute, declares his purpose to fight for the gods, addressing the demon with stern certainty; the Himalayan sacred landscape frames the confrontation.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Kālanemi (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine intervenes decisively to fulfill righteous purposes and remove obstacles to cosmic order (dharma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra Khaṇḍa context connects the narrative to Kedāra’s sacred geography, though the verse itself is a direct battle declaration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is stated.