Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

एवंविधान्यरिष्टानि ददृशुर्विबुधादयः । दक्षोऽपि भयमापन्नो विष्णुं शरणमाययौ

Transliteration

evaṃvidhānyariṣṭāni dadṛśurvibudhādayaḥ | dakṣo'pi bhayamāpanno viṣṇuṃ śaraṇamāyayau

Translation

Voyant de tels fléaux et présages funestes, les dieux et les autres furent saisis d’effroi. Dakṣa aussi, envahi par la peur, alla chercher refuge auprès de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• एवंविधानि: of such a kind
• एवंविधानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवं + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural)

• अरिष्टानि: portents/ill-omens
• अरिष्टानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• विबुधादयः: the gods and others
• विबुधादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle: also/even)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• आपन्नः: having fallen into/overcome by
• आपन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√पद् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle, “having reached”); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• आययौ: went/approached
• आययौ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and sages stand shaken amid the disrupted sacrificial arena; Dakṣa, visibly frightened, turns away from the chaos and hastens toward Viṣṇu with folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Vibudhas (devas)
• Dakṣa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fear drives even the proud toward surrender; refuge (śaraṇāgati) is portrayed as the corrective to ego.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative arc.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights the act of seeking refuge rather than prescribing a rite.