Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

शुशुभातेऽतिसंरब्धौ प्रहारैर्जरीकृतौ । अन्योन्यमभिसंरब्धौ तौ बुधांगारकाविव

Transliteration

śuśubhāte'tisaṃrabdhau prahārairjarīkṛtau | anyonyamabhisaṃrabdhau tau budhāṃgārakāviva

Translation

Furieux et meurtris par les coups, ils brillaient pourtant dans le combat—serrés l’un contre l’autre comme Mercure et Mars en conjonction rapprochée.

Word by Word

• शुशुभाते: they two shone
• शुशुभाते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अति-संरब्धौ: exceedingly enraged
• अति-संरब्धौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + संरब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम् + रभ्/रम्भ् (धातु) → संरब्ध)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण

• प्रहारैः: by blows/strikes
• प्रहारैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• जरीकृतौ: made worn/aged (battered)
• जरीकृतौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जरी + कृ (धातु) → जरीकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण

• अन्योन्यम्: each other
• अन्योन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; परस्परवाचक

• अभि-संरब्धौ: rushing at (each other), fiercely engaged
• अभि-संरब्धौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + संरब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम् + रभ्/रम्भ् (धातु) → संरब्ध)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• बुध: Mercury (planet)
• बुध: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (समासे पूर्वपद)

• अङ्गारकौ: Mars (planet)
• अङ्गारकौ: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (समासे उत्तरपद)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Both fighters, battered yet shining, appear like two planets in conjunction—one cool-bright (Budha) and one red-hot (Aṅgāraka)—locked in a tight orbit of blows.

Characters & Entities

• Budha
• Aṃgāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa frames even fierce struggle within a cosmic imagery, suggesting that dharma and destiny move with the same inevitability as celestial courses.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedarnath) is the broader sacred setting of the Kedārakhaṇḍa; this verse itself is a martial description rather than a tīrtha eulogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is poetic narration.