Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

जगर्ज च महातेजाः कार्त्तिकेयो महाबलः

Transliteration

jagarja ca mahātejāḥ kārttikeyo mahābalaḥ

Translation

ហើយ ការត្តិកេយៈ អ្នកមានកម្លាំងមហិមា និងពន្លឺដ៏ខ្លាំង បានគ្រហឹមសម្លេងដ៏ខ្លាំង។

Word by Word

• jagarja: roared
• jagarja: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √garj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• mahā-tejāḥ: of great splendor
• mahā-tejāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय; विशेषणम् (कार्त्तिकेयः)

• kārttikeyaḥ: Kārttikeya (Skanda)
• kārttikeyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārttikeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• mahā-balaḥ: very strong
• mahā-balaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय; विशेषणम् (कार्त्तिकेयः)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kārttikeya, radiant and youthful, roars like a lion; his posture is upright, chest expanded, eyes blazing; the sky vibrates and celestial beings recoil or cheer, with Himalayan peaks echoing the sound.

Characters & Entities

• Kārttikeya (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The roar signifies the awakening of divine courage—dharma asserts itself with fearless clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa; no specific tīrtha is named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.