Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 150

Devanagari script

हे धूम्राक्ष महाकाल महादैत्य वृकासुर । स्थूलाक्ष हे महादैत्य स्थूलदंष्ट्र नमोस्तु ते

Transliteration

he dhūmrākṣa mahākāla mahādaitya vṛkāsura | sthūlākṣa he mahādaitya sthūladaṃṣṭra namostu te

Translation

Ô Dhūmrākṣa, ô Mahākāla, ô grand Dāitya Vṛkāsura ! Ô Sthūlākṣa, ô grand Dāitya Sthūladaṃṣṭra aux crocs massifs — salutations à vous !

Word by Word

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

• धूम्राक्ष: Dhūmrākṣa
• धूम्राक्ष: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम्र + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘धूम्रः अक्षः यस्य’ (smoke-eyed)

• महाकाल: Mahākāla
• महाकाल: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + काल (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• महादैत्य: great Daitya
• महादैत्य: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• वृकासुर: Vṛkāsura
• वृकासुर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक + असुर (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नाम)

• स्थूलाक्ष: Sthūlākṣa
• स्थूलाक्ष: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थूल + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘स्थूलः अक्षः यस्य’ (large-eyed)

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

• महादैत्य: great Daitya
• महादैत्य: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• स्थूलदंष्ट्र: Sthūladaṃṣṭra
• स्थूलदंष्ट्र: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थूल + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘स्थूला दंष्ट्रा यस्य’ (large-tusked)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् निपातप्राय; प्रायः अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (salutation particle)

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grim roll-call: Dhūmrākṣa, Mahākāla, Vṛkāsura, Sthūlākṣa, Sthūladaṃṣṭra—each briefly spotlighted with distinctive features (smoky eyes, colossal form, huge fangs) as they are saluted and summoned to stand firm.

Characters & Entities

• Dhūmrākṣa
• Mahākāla
• Vṛkāsura
• Sthūlākṣa
• Sthūladaṃṣṭra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It uses formal salutations and naming to frame a purāṇic conflict narrative, highlighting the power of addressed names and epithets in dhārmic storytelling.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the broader setting is the Kedāra sacred region, though this verse itself is focused on addressing demonic figures rather than a tīrtha act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is an address/salutation within the narrative.