Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 187

Devanagari script

इंद्र उवाच । त्वं भवेंद्रो महाबाहो सर्वेषां नः सुखावहः । प्रणम्य प्रार्थये स्कंद तारकं जहि रक्ष नः

Transliteration

iṃdra uvāca | tvaṃ bhaveṃdro mahābāho sarveṣāṃ naḥ sukhāvahaḥ | praṇamya prārthaye skaṃda tārakaṃ jahi rakṣa naḥ

Translation

ഇന്ദ്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു: ഹേ മഹാബാഹോ, നീ ഇന്ദ്രനായി ഞങ്ങളൊക്കെയും സുഖം പ്രാപിക്കുമാറാക്കുക. നമസ്കരിച്ചു ഞാൻ പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കുന്നു, ഹേ സ്കന്ദാ—താരകനെ വധിച്ച് ഞങ്ങളെ രക്ഷിക്കൂ.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भव: become
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Predicate-nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् बाहुः यस्य)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• नः: of us, our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• सुखावहः: bringing happiness
• सुखावहः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; √वह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सुखम् आवहति इति)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Sambandha (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): 'having bowed'

• प्रार्थये: I request, I pray
• प्रार्थये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• स्कन्द: O Skanda
• स्कन्द: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तारकम्: Tāraka
• तारकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• जहि: slay
• जहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• नः: us
• नः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

Speaker

Indra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, crowned and holding vajra, bows with folded hands before Skanda; Skanda stands composed, spear in hand, peacock nearby; devas behind Indra echo the plea for protection.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Skanda
• Tāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the king of gods seeks refuge in higher divine purpose; humility and prayer precede restoration of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised; the verse is part of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of praṇāma (bowing) is shown as devotional conduct, but no formal rite is prescribed.