Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

मया विनासुरस्तत्र पिंडीभूतेन वै पुरा । वरान्वरय पौलस्त्य यथेष्टं तान्ददाम्यहम्

Transliteration

mayā vināsurastatra piṃḍībhūtena vai purā | varānvaraya paulastya yatheṣṭaṃ tāndadāmyaham

Translation

Autrefois, en ce lieu, lorsque je me manifestai sous une forme condensée, nul asura ne pouvait subsister devant moi. Choisis tes grâces, ô Paulastya ; selon ton désir, je te les accorderai.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/पूर्वपद (preposition), तृतीया/पञ्चमी-संबन्धे (with instr./abl. usage)

• असुरः: the demon
• असुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• पिण्डीभूतेन: having become a lump/mass (i.e., condensed)
• पिण्डीभूतेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिण्डीभूत (प्रातिपदिक; भू-धातुज कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (असुरस्य)

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

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वरय: choose; request
• वरय: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पौलस्त्य: O Paulastya (descendant of Pulastya)
• पौलस्त्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• यथेष्टम्: as you wish
• यथेष्टम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (यथा इष्टम् = as desired), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• तान्: those (boons)
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Sadāśiva) speaking to Rāvaṇa (Paulastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks from/near the liṅga, declaring the kṣetra’s inviolability and inviting Paulastya (Rāvaṇa) to choose boons; the atmosphere is charged, protective, and numinous.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Rāvaṇa
• Asura
• Pulastya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace responds to intense devotion, and the Lord is praised as the protector who subdues asuric forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to “that place” within Kedāra-kṣetra where Śiva’s presence is described as overpowering evil.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; the focus is on boon-bestowal (vara-pradāna) following completed tapas and worship.