Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

शक्रोऽपि निःश्रिको जातो देवैस्त्यक्तस्ततो भृशम् । देवी तिरोधानगता बभूव कमलेक्षणा

Transliteration

śakro'pi niḥśriko jāto devaistyaktastato bhṛśam | devī tirodhānagatā babhūva kamalekṣaṇā

Translation

Śakra (Indra) lui aussi se trouva entièrement démuni, abandonné par les dieux. Et la Déesse—Śrī aux yeux de lotus—se retira de lui et disparut dans le voile du secret.

Word by Word

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also, even
• api: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थ: 'also/even')

• niḥśrikaḥ: bereft of splendor/fortune
• niḥśrikaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niḥ-śrīka (प्रातिपदिक; निः + श्रीक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (śakraḥ)

• jātaḥ: became
• jātaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent/करण-कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• tyaktaḥ: abandoned
• tyaktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tyaj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (śakraḥ)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ततः = 'thereupon/then')

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण: 'greatly/exceedingly')

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tirodhāna-gatā: gone into concealment
• tirodhāna-gatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tirodhāna-gatā (प्रातिपदिक; तिरोधान + गता)
• Form: समासान्त-विशेषण; गता = √gam + क्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (devī)

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kamala-īkṣaṇā: lotus-eyed
• kamala-īkṣaṇā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala-īkṣaṇā (प्रातिपदिक; कमल + ईक्षणा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (devī)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra seated in shadow, ornaments dulled; devas turning away; lotus-eyed Śrī dissolving into a veil of light, withdrawing beyond sight—an allegory of fortune departing.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Devas
• Devī Śrī/Lakṣmī (implied, kamalekṣaṇā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrī (fortune and auspiciousness) does not remain where dharma is violated; spiritual integrity sustains prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the verse conveys a dharmic principle within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied remedy is restoration of dharma through repentance and honoring the guru.