Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

वरीष्ठाः श्वपचा येन कृता वै दर्शनात्त्वया । त्वां नमामो जगद्बंधुं त्वां वयं शरणागताः

Transliteration

varīṣṭhāḥ śvapacā yena kṛtā vai darśanāttvayā | tvāṃ namāmo jagadbaṃdhuṃ tvāṃ vayaṃ śaraṇāgatāḥ

Translation

« Par le seul fait de Te voir, même ceux qu’on tenait pour des “cuisiniers de chiens” furent rendus excellents par Toi. Nous nous inclinons devant Toi, ô parent du monde ; vers Toi nous venons chercher refuge. »

Word by Word

• वरीष्ठाः: most excellent
• वरीष्ठाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (superlative)

• श्वपचाः: dog-cookers; outcastes
• श्वपचाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वपच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/हेतु-प्रयोग (instrumental: by whom)

• कृताः: made; rendered
• कृताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (made/turned)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थ

• दर्शनात्: from (your) sight; by seeing
• दर्शनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान (cause/source: from/through the sight)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नमामः: we bow
• नमामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• जगद्बन्धुम्: friend/kinsman of the world
• जगद्बन्धुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः बन्धुः)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• शरणागताः: having sought refuge
• शरणागताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle: गत), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेष्यवत् (as predicate: having taken refuge)

Speaker

Girayaḥ (the Mountains)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himalayan peaks personified as venerable beings bow before Skanda; a humbled group of outcastes stands nearby, shown transformed by the deity’s glance; the mood is refuge and uplift.

Characters & Entities

• Kārttikeya (implied)
• Mountains

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace through darśana purifies and uplifts; true refuge is found in the deity, beyond worldly status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa Himalayan setting is implicit; the verse emphasizes the salvific power of darśana more than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) and darśana-centered devotion are implied; no formal rite is specified.