Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
Devanagari script
तां भूताविकृतिं दृष्ट्वा देवाः सेंद्रा भयावहाः । मनसा शरणं जग्मुर्वासुदेवं जगत्पतिम्
Transliteration
tāṃ bhūtāvikṛtiṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ seṃdrā bhayāvahāḥ | manasā śaraṇaṃ jagmurvāsudevaṃ jagatpatim
Translation
その恐るべき異変が衆生の間に現れたのを見て、神々は—インドラをも含め—恐怖に包まれた。彼らは心において、宇宙の主ヴァースデーヴァに帰依し、庇護を求めた。
Word by Word
ताम्that (state)
ताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
भूताविकृतिम्the unnatural disturbance of beings
भूताविकृतिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभूत + विकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Purvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
स-इन्द्राःtogether with Indra
स-इन्द्राः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थ) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सहितार्थ: ‘with Indra’)
भयावहाःfearful, causing fear
भयावहाः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभय + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; आ + वह)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण
मनसाwith the mind
मनसा:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
शरणम्refuge
शरणम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
जग्मुःwent
जग्मुः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
वासुदेवम्Vāsudeva
वासुदेवम्:
Gati-Karma (Goal as object/गत्यर्थकर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
जगत्पतिम्lord of the world
जगत्पतिम्:
Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Devas with Indra, frightened, close their eyes and fold hands; a subtle vision of Vāsudeva appears in their hearts/sky—calm, radiant, stabilizing the chaos.
Characters & Entities
D
DevasI
IndraV
VāsudevaFAQs
In overwhelming crisis, even the gods practice śaraṇāgati—taking inner refuge in the Supreme Lord.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse glorifies Vāsudeva as universal refuge.
Implicitly, mental surrender (mānasa-śaraṇa) is shown; no formal rite is prescribed.