Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तारकं हि सुराश्चाद्य कुमारोऽयं हनिष्यति । मा शोच्यतां सुराः सर्वैः सुखेन स्थीयतां दिवि

Transliteration

tārakaṃ hi surāścādya kumāro'yaṃ haniṣyati | mā śocyatāṃ surāḥ sarvaiḥ sukhena sthīyatāṃ divi

Translation

« Ce Kumāra tuera en effet Tāraka aujourd'hui. Ne vous affligez pas, ô Devas ; restez en paix, vous tous, dans le ciel. »

Word by Word

• tārakam: Tāraka
• tārakam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• surāḥ: O gods
• surāḥ: Sambodhyāḥ/Addressed (Vocative sense by context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• kumāraḥ: the Kumāra (Skanda)
• kumāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• haniṣyati: will kill
• haniṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• mā: do not
• mā: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (prohibitive particle)

• śocyatām: let there be no grieving
• śocyatām: Kriyā (Injunctive action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śuc (शुच् धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'let it be grieved'

• surāḥ: O gods
• surāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (addressed)

• sarvaiḥ: by all (of you)
• sarvaiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• sukhena: comfortably/with ease
• sukhena: Karaṇa (Means/Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental of manner)

• sthīyatām: let (you) remain
• sthīyatām: Kriyā (Injunctive action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'let it be stayed'

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Ākāśavāṇī (divine voice from the sky)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant, unseen celestial voice addresses the assembled Devas: the sky glows; the Devas’ faces shift from worry to relief; in the distance, Kumāra’s silhouette is poised for victory over the demon Tāraka.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra (Skanda)
• Tāraka
• Devas
• Heaven (Divi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is ultimately protected by the divine will; fear and grief are dispelled by trust in that providence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to Kedāra Khaṇḍa (Kedāra sacred region), but this verse is a prophecy rather than a site eulogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.