Shloka 1 - Adhyaya 15 - Kaumarika Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

वरांग्युवाच । नाशितास्म्यपविद्धास्मि त्रासिता पीडितास्मि च । रौद्रोण देवनाथेन नष्टनाथेन भूरिशः

Transliteration

varāṃgyuvāca | nāśitāsmyapaviddhāsmi trāsitā pīḍitāsmi ca | raudroṇa devanāthena naṣṭanāthena bhūriśaḥ

Translation

വരാംഗി പറഞ്ഞു: 'ഞാൻ നശിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടു, ഉപേക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ടു, ഭയപ്പെടുത്തപ്പെട്ടു; നാഥനില്ലാത്ത ആ ക്രൂരനായ ദേവരാജനാൽ ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും പീഡിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.'

Word by Word

वराङ्गीVarāṅgī (the fair-limbed lady)

उवाचsaid

नाशिताdestroyed, ruined

अस्मिI am

अपविद्धाabandoned, cast off

अस्मिI am

त्रासिताterrified

पीडिताafflicted, oppressed

अस्मिI am

चand

रौद्रेणby the fierce

देवनाथेनby the lord of the gods

नष्टनाथेनby him whose protector is lost / who has lost his lord

भूरिशःgreatly, exceedingly

Speaker

Varāṅgī

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Daityendra (implied, as the next verse shows his reflection)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Varāṅgī, distressed, speaks with tears and trembling; her posture shows exhaustion and fear; the implied antagonist is a fierce divine figure off-scene or in shadow; the setting feels tense and oppressive.

Characters & Entities

Varāṅgī

Devanātha (lord of gods—epithet; likely Indra by common usage, but not explicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas often begin liberation or aid with honest lament—recognizing suffering and seeking rightful refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a personal cry of distress.