Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

हाहाकारः समभवज्जनः क्षुब्धः समंततः । कुंताघातेन केनासौ मकरस्तु निपातितः

Transliteration

hāhākāraḥ samabhavajjanaḥ kṣubdhaḥ samaṃtataḥ | kuṃtāghātena kenāsau makarastu nipātitaḥ

Translation

Un grand cri de détresse s’éleva, et la foule fut bouleversée de toutes parts. Alors ce makara fut terrassé par quelqu’un d’un coup de lance.

Word by Word

• हाहाकारः: a cry of lamentation
• हाहाकारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाहाकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• समभवत्: arose, occurred
• समभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• जनः: the people
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्षुब्धः: agitated, disturbed
• क्षुब्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षुब्ध (कृदन्त/भूतकृत्)
• Form: भूतकृत् (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying जनः)

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कुन्ताघातेन: by a spear-strike
• कुन्ताघातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कुन्तस्य आघातः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• केन: by whom?
• केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/असौ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक-सर्वनाम

• मकरः: the crocodile/makara
• मकरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, contrast/emphasis)

• निपातितः: was struck down, felled
• निपातितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + नि (उपसर्ग) → निपातित (कृदन्त/भूतकृत्)
• Form: भूतकृत् (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (passive sense)

Speaker

Unspecified (same narrator to the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Godāvarī-ghāṭa (near Bhīmeśvara)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Crowd in panic on the ghat; a warrior or guard lunges forward, spear extended into the river; the makara recoils as it is struck; splashes and raised arms convey turmoil.

Characters & Entities

• makara
• kuṃta (spear)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In moments of संकट (danger), protective action arises, and karmic entanglements move toward resolution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The incident unfolds at the Godāvarī tīrtha connected with Bhīmeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates the public alarm and the slaying of the makara.