Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

ततो जगामाशु महाधनुर्द्धरो विस्फार्य चापं कुसुमान्वितं महत् । तथैव बाणांश्च मनोरमांश्च प्रगृह्य वीरो भुवनैकजेता । तस्मिन्हिमाद्रौ परिदृश्यमानोऽवनौ स्मरो योधयतां वरिष्ठः

Transliteration

tato jagāmāśu mahādhanurddharo visphārya cāpaṃ kusumānvitaṃ mahat | tathaiva bāṇāṃśca manoramāṃśca pragṛhya vīro bhuvanaikajetā | tasminhimādrau paridṛśyamāno'vanau smaro yodhayatāṃ variṣṭhaḥ

Translation

ແລ້ວນັ້ນ ລາວໄດ້ໄປຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວ ຖືຄັນທະນູໃຫຍ່, ດຶງຄັນທະນູອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ທີ່ປະດັບດ້ວຍດອກໄມ້ໃຫ້ຕຶງ, ແລະຈັບລູກສອນອັນງາມວິຈິດ. ວິຣະບຸລຸດນັ້ນ—ຜູ້ຊະນະແຫ່ງພິພົບທັງປວງ—ຖືກເຫັນຢູ່ເທິງພູຫິມາລະຍະ: ສະມະຣະ (Smara) ຜູ້ເປັນເລີດໃນບັນດານັກຮົບດ້ວຍມົນເສໜ່.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (Time/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then/from there)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Adverbial (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• महाधनुर्धरः: the bearer of a great bow
• महाधनुर्धरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘महद् धनुः धरति’

• विस्फार्य: having stretched (the bow)
• विस्फार्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + स्फुर्/स्फार् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष (Gerund/Absolutive) ‘विस्फार्य’ (having stretched/twanged)

• चापम्: bow
• चापम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुसुम-अन्वितम्: adorned with flowers
• कुसुम-अन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समास

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

• मनोरमान्: charming/beautiful
• मनोरमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• प्रगृह्य: having taken up
• प्रगृह्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (Gerund/Absolutive) ‘प्रगृह्य’ (having taken up)

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भुवन-एक-जेता: the sole conqueror of the worlds
• भुवन-एक-जेता: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + जेतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘भुवनस्य एकः जेता’

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हिमाद्रौ: on/in the हिमालय (snow-mountain)
• हिमाद्रौ: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम (प्रातिपदिक) + अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘हिमस्य अद्रिः’

• परिदृश्यमानः: being seen/appearing
• परिदृश्यमानः: Karta (Subject descriptor)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + दृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शानच्/मान-प्रत्यय, present passive/ātmanepada participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अवनौ: on the earth
• अवनौ: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्मरः: Smara (Kāma)
• स्मरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योधयताम्: of fighters/warriors
• योधयताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/अत्-प्रत्यय causative sense from योधयति); षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Genitive plural) ‘योधयताम्’ = ‘of those who fight/engage in battle’

• वरिष्ठः: the best/supreme
• वरिष्ठः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; अतिशय-तुल्य (superlative)

Speaker

Sūta (narration; deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himādri within Kedāra-kṣetra frame

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Madana on the Himalayan slope, drawing a massive flower-adorned bow; he holds charming arrows, poised like a warrior, yet his ‘battle’ is enchantment. The snowy peaks witness the paradox of beauty as weapon.

Characters & Entities

• Madana (Kāma)
• Smara
• Himādri (Himālaya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It dramatizes desire’s seductive power, preparing the theological point that Śiva’s yogic mastery transcends even the most refined enchantments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himālaya (Himādri) sacred landscape, within the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s pilgrimage geography tied to Kedāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.