Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तारकस्य कुमारस्य संग्रामस्तत्र दुःसहः । जातस्ततो महाघोरः सर्वभूतभयंकरः

Transliteration

tārakasya kumārasya saṃgrāmastatra duḥsahaḥ | jātastato mahāghoraḥ sarvabhūtabhayaṃkaraḥ

Translation

Di sana pertempuran antara Tāraka dan Kumāra menjadi tak tertahankan; darinya bangkit pertikaian yang amat mengerikan, menakutkan semua makhluk.

Word by Word

• तारकस्य: of Tāraka
• तारकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Tāraka'

• कुमारस्य: of the prince/son
• कुमारस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of the prince/son'

• संग्रामः: battle
• संग्रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• दुःसहः: hard to endure, unbearable
• दुःसहः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःसह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — विशेषणम् (qualifying 'संग्रामः')

• जातः: arose, occurred
• जातः: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) 'जात'
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः — 'having arisen/occurred'

• ततः: thereupon, then
• ततः: Hetu/Apadana (Source/Reason nuance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb)

• महाघोरः: very terrible
• महाघोरः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — कर्मधारयः; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied 'संग्रामः')

• सर्वभूतभयंकरः: fear-causing to all beings
• सर्वभूतभयंकरः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + भयङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां भूतानां भयङ्करः); विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast, dreadful battlefield in a Himalayan setting; Kumāra (Skanda) and Tāraka face each other as the clash becomes unbearable, with beings trembling at the roar of weapons and war-cries.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Kumāra (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The struggle between dharma and adharma can appear fearsome, yet it is the necessary upheaval through which order is restored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s sacred region is the textual frame; the verse itself does not specify a pilgrimage act or site-name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.