Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 162

Devanagari script

तत्र भिक्षा समानीता भवान्या चार्थसिद्धये । एवं भगवते दत्तं विष्णवे बटुरूपिणे

Transliteration

tatra bhikṣā samānītā bhavānyā cārthasiddhaye | evaṃ bhagavate dattaṃ viṣṇave baṭurūpiṇe

Translation

Là, Bhavānī apporta la bhikṣā, l’aumône, afin que le dessein s’accomplît. Ainsi ces offrandes furent-elles données à Bhagavān Viṣṇu, qui avait pris la forme d’un jeune brahmacārin.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• भिक्षा: alms/food offering
• भिक्षा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समानीता: was brought
• समानीता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-नी (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘brought’

• भवान्या: by Bhavānī (Pārvatī)
• भवान्या: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

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

• अर्थसिद्धये: for fulfilling the purpose
• अर्थसिद्धये: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the accomplishment of the purpose)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus’)

• भगवते: to the Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• दत्तम्: was given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘was given’

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• बटुरूपिणे: to (him) in the form of a boy
• बटुरूपिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बटु (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; विशेषण-भावे (as ‘one having the form of a boy’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhavānī brings alms to the young ascetic Vāmana—revealing the paradox of the Goddess feeding the Supreme who plays the role of a mendicant for divine ends.

Characters & Entities

• Bhavānī (Pārvatī)
• Viṣṇu
• Vāmana (baṭu-rūpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine missions unfold through dharmic means—alms, humility, and right intention—supported even by the Goddess.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context sanctifies the Himalayan Kedāra region, though this verse centers on the avatāra’s preparation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhikṣā (alms) given to a brahmacārin—an act of dharma and auspicious support.