Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

आगतस्तत्क्षणादेव नृपं प्रति रुषान्वितः । खड्गेन सितधारेण चर्मणा परमेम हि

Transliteration

āgatastatkṣaṇādeva nṛpaṃ prati ruṣānvitaḥ | khaḍgena sitadhāreṇa carmaṇā paramema hi

Translation

À l’instant même, il arriva, courroucé contre le roi—brandissant une épée au tranchant clair et éclatant, et revêtu d’une peau—vraiment sous une forme des plus redoutables.

Word by Word

• āgataḥ: came
• āgataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used finitely), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tat-kṣaṇāt: from that very moment
• tat-kṣaṇāt: Apadana (Source/Time-from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तत् + क्षण)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• nṛpam: the king
• nṛpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prati: towards
• prati: Sambandha (Direction marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition: towards)

• ruṣā-anvitaḥ: accompanied by anger
• ruṣā-anvitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ruṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (अन्वि/इ धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (रुषया अन्वितः)

• khaḍgena: with a sword
• khaḍgena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaḍga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• sita-dhāreṇa: with bright/shining edge
• sita-dhāreṇa: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sita (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सिता धारा यस्य)

• carmaṇā: with a shield/leather (cover)
• carmaṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: carman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• paramema: this supreme (one)
• paramema: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ima (इदम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठदोषसम्भावना—'परमेम' इति 'परमः इमः/एषः' (this supreme one) इत्यर्थे

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ṛṣi-audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama arrives suddenly, wrathful, brandishing a bright sword and bearing a hide—an intimidating, martial apparition set against the sacred Himalayan stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• King (nṛpa)
• Khaḍga (sword)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text heightens the contrast between death’s intimidation and the devotee’s spiritual standing in a Śiva-kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, the arena where Yama’s formidable presence is narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.