Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तं चासौ वंचयित्वा च आडिः सर्पशरीरभृत् । अवारितो वीरकेण प्रविवेश हरांतिकम्

Transliteration

taṃ cāsau vaṃcayitvā ca āḍiḥ sarpaśarīrabhṛt | avārito vīrakeṇa praviveśa harāṃtikam

Translation

ಅವನನ್ನು ವಂಚಿಸಿ, ಸರ್ಪದೇಹಧಾರಿ ಆಡಿ, ವೀರಕನಿಂದ ತಡೆಯಲ್ಪಡದೆ, ಹರನಾದ ಶಿವನ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karman (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• asau: that one/he
• asau: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vaṃcayitvā: having deceived
• vaṃcayitvā: Kriya (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vaṃc (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• āḍiḥ: Āḍi (name)
• āḍiḥ: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āḍi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• sarpa-śarīra-bhṛt: bearing a serpent-body
• sarpa-śarīra-bhṛt: Karta (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarpa (प्रातिपदिक) + śarīra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्पशरीरं बिभर्ति)

• avāritaḥ: unhindered/not stopped
• avāritaḥ: Karta (subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√vṛ (धातु) ; avārita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (not prevented), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• vīrakeṇa: by Vīraka
• vīrakeṇa: Karana (agent/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्तृ-तृतीया (by Vīraka)

• praviveśa: entered
• praviveśa: Kriya (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √viś (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• hara-antikam: near Hara (Śiva)
• hara-antikam: Karman (object/destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक) + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरस्य अन्तिकम्)

Speaker

Narrator (frame speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Characters & Entities

• Āḍi (Asura)
• Vīraka
• Śiva (Hara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deceit may bypass external guards, but it cannot overcome divine awareness; छल (trickery) is self-defeating before dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha; the focus is on entry into Hara’s (Śiva’s) proximity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates disguise and unauthorized entry.