Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

तस्मात्कामो मया दग्धः सर्वेषां शांतिहेतवे । युष्माभिश्च सुरैः सर्वैरसुरैश्च महर्षिभिः

Transliteration

tasmātkāmo mayā dagdhaḥ sarveṣāṃ śāṃtihetave | yuṣmābhiśca suraiḥ sarvairasuraiśca maharṣibhiḥ

Translation

C’est pourquoi j’ai brûlé Kāma, pour la paix de tous ; devant vous tous, ô dieux, ainsi que devant les asuras et les grands ṛṣis.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति निपातवत् (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that reason')

• kāmaḥ: Kāma (Desire)
• kāmaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object, in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dagdhaḥ: burnt
• dagdhaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dah (दह् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (passive sense)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śāntihetave: for the cause of peace
• śāntihetave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/for the sake of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शान्तेः हेतुः)

• yuṣmābhiḥ: by you (all)
• yuṣmābhiḥ: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• suraiḥ: by the gods
• suraiḥ: Sahakārī/Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarvaiḥ: all
• sarvaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (suraiḥ/asuraiḥ/maharṣibhiḥ इत्यादि-संबद्ध)

• asuraiḥ: by the demons
• asuraiḥ: Sahakārī/Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• maharṣibhiḥ: by the great sages
• maharṣibhiḥ: Sahakārī/Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṃbhu/Mahādeva) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas, Asuras, Mahāṛṣis (addressed collectively)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva declares the burning of Kāma as an act for universal peace, addressing devas, asuras, and maharṣis—an inclusive cosmic assembly in a Himalayan sacred setting.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kāma
• Devas
• Asuras
• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The subduing of desire is portrayed as a cosmic act that restores peace and order for all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the teaching within the Kedāra sacred geography, though this verse centers on the Kāma-dahana doctrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the implied practice is inner conquest of desire for śānti (peace).