Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

स्वचक्रमादाय महानुभावो दिवं गतोऽथो भुवनैकभर्ता । ज्ञात्वा च तत्सर्वमिदं च विष्णुः कृती कृतं दुष्प्रसहं परेषाम्

Transliteration

svacakramādāya mahānubhāvo divaṃ gato'tho bhuvanaikabhartā | jñātvā ca tatsarvamidaṃ ca viṣṇuḥ kṛtī kṛtaṃ duṣprasahaṃ pareṣām

Translation

ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವಚಕ್ರವನ್ನು ಮರಳಿ ಪಡೆದು, ಮಹಾನುಭಾವನೂ ಭುವನೈಕಭರ್ತನಾದ ಅವನು ನಂತರ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳಿದನು. ನಡೆದದ್ದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ತಿಳಿದ ವಿಷ್ಣುವು, ಇತರರಿಗೆ ದಮನಿಸಲಾಗದಂತಹ ಕೃತ್ಯ ನೆರವೇರಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಅರಿತನು.

Word by Word

• स्वचक्रम्: his own discus
• स्वचक्रम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-चक्र (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—स्वस्य चक्रम् (one's own discus)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√दा (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यबन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), अर्थः—गृहीत्वा (having taken)

• महानुभावः: the great one, of great majesty
• महानुभावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महान्-अनुभाव (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः—महान् अनुभावः यस्य/महान् अनुभावः (great in power/majesty)

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Gati-karman (Goal/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine; द्यौः), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Verbal predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse connector (अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• भुवनैकभर्ता: the sole ruler of the world
• भुवनैकभर्ता: Apposition (उपाधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन-एक-भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः—भुवनस्य एकः भर्ता (sole lord of the world)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), अर्थः—विदित्वा (having known)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Qualifier of object (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) तत्-विशेषणम्

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृती: skilled, capable
• कृती: Adjectival to subject (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) विष्णुः-विशेषणम्

• कृतम्: done, the deed
• कृतम्: Karman/Result (कार्य/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle used substantively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुष्प्रसहम्: hard to resist/overcome
• दुष्प्रसहम्: Qualifier of kṛtam (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुस्-प्रसह (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—दुष्टेन/दुर्लभेन प्रसह्यते इति (hard to overpower/irresistible)

• परेषाम्: of others, of the enemies
• परेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu retrieves the cakra, ascends toward heaven; below, the battlefield quiets. The scene carries a contemplative afterglow—conflict resolved into understanding.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Sudarśana Cakra (implied)
• Svarga (heaven)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Discernment includes acknowledging overwhelming divine acts; humility and recognition of higher power are part of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting, linked to Kedāra/Kedarnath and its surrounding sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.