Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

यो वै चैकादशो रुद्रो हनूमान्स महाकपिः । अवतीर्णः सहायार्थं विष्णोरमिततेजसः

Transliteration

yo vai caikādaśo rudro hanūmānsa mahākapiḥ | avatīrṇaḥ sahāyārthaṃ viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ

Translation

Ce grand singe Hanūmān est en vérité le onzième Rudra ; il descendit sur la terre afin d’assister Viṣṇu, à l’éclat sans mesure.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — relative pronoun ‘who’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) — emphatic

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• एकादशः: eleventh
• एकादशः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ordinal/number adjective ‘eleventh’

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• हनूमान्: Hanumān
• हनूमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (apposition to रुद्रः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular (proper name)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — demonstrative pronoun ‘he’

• महाकपिः: great monkey-hero
• महाकपिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (appositional epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kapi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् कपिः) — masculine nominative singular

• अवतीर्णः: descended
• अवतीर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava√tṝ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — past participle ‘descended/incarnated’

• सहायार्थम्: for (the purpose of) assistance
• सहायार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahāya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (सहायस्य अर्थः) — accusative singular used adverbially ‘for the purpose of help’

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — masculine genitive singular

• अमिततेजसः: of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amita (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अमितं तेजः यस्य) — genitive singular qualifying विष्णोः

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanūmān, radiant and powerful, marked as Rudra’s eleventh form (suggested by rudrākṣa/śaiva insignia), yet oriented toward Viṣṇu/Rāma in reverent service—hands folded or poised for action.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Rudra
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine works through unity: Śiva’s Rudra-power manifests to aid Viṣṇu for the protection of Dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra Khaṇḍa provides the sacred setting; the verse itself is theological (Hanūmān’s identity and purpose).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it establishes identity (Rudra-aṃśa) and mission (sahāya) rather than a rite.