Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

नारदेन यदुक्तं हि तारकस्य वधं प्रति । यथा रुद्रस्तथा सोऽपि वीरभद्रो महाबलः

Transliteration

nāradena yaduktaṃ hi tārakasya vadhaṃ prati | yathā rudrastathā so'pi vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ

Translation

ナーラダがターラカ討滅について語ったとおり、ヴィーラバドラもまた大いなる力を備え、ルドラに等しい。

Word by Word

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यत्: which/that which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular (relative pronoun)

• उक्तम्: said/spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• तारकस्य: of Tāraka
• तारकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वधम्: slaying
• वधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: regarding/towards
• प्रति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपपद-सम्बद्ध-अव्यय (postposition: towards/regarding)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative: as)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतावाचक-अव्यय (correlative: so/likewise)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (pronoun)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Addition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• वीरभद्रः: Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: mighty/very strong
• महाबलः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महत् बलं यस्य/महद्बलः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Karmadharaya compound, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: narrative exposition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada recalls the matter of Tāraka’s slaying and frames Vīrabhadra’s might as Rudra-like; the statement hangs as both praise and warning.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Tāraka
• Rudra
• Vīrabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva power is portrayed as manifold—Rudra’s might can be mirrored in his manifestations; yet power must still be guided by dharma and right counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred landscape forms the textual setting; the verse itself highlights theological comparison (Rudra and Vīrabhadra).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.