Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

भयं त्यजत भद्रं वः शुराः शस्त्राणि गृह्णत । कुरुध्वं विक्रमे बुद्धि मा च काचिद्व्यथास्तु वः

Transliteration

bhayaṃ tyajata bhadraṃ vaḥ śurāḥ śastrāṇi gṛhṇata | kurudhvaṃ vikrame buddhi mā ca kācidvyathāstu vaḥ

Translation

ഭയം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കൂ—നിങ്ങൾക്കു മംഗളം വരട്ടെ! ഹേ വീരന്മാരേ, ആയുധങ്ങൾ കൈക്കൊള്ളൂ. പരാക്രമത്തിൽ ബുദ്ധി ഉറപ്പിക്കൂ; നിങ്ങളിൽ യാതൊരു വ്യഥയും ശേഷിക്കരുത്।

Word by Word

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्यजत: abandon
• त्यजत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• भद्रम्: good fortune / auspiciousness
• भद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थे (benedictive usage)

• वः: of you / your
• वः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) बहुवचन; ‘your’

• शुराः: heroes
• शुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• शस्त्राणि: weapons
• शस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• गृह्णत: take / seize
• गृह्णत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• कुरुध्वम्: do / make
• कुरुध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• विक्रमे: in valor / in prowess
• विक्रमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in valor/heroic effort’

• बुद्धिम्: resolve / intention
• बुद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (prohibitive particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• काचित्: any (some)
• काचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• व्यथा: distress / pain
• व्यथा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; आशीर्लिङ्गार्थे (let there be)

• वः: of you / your
• वः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘for you/your’

Speaker

Śarva (Śiva), contextually rallying the Devas (deduced from preceding verse mentioning Śarva’s intervention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (or a divine commander-figure) addresses trembling heroes: hands raised in assurance, then pointing to weapons; warriors straighten, grasping arms, faces shifting from fear to resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Śarva (Śiva)
• Devas (addressed as heroes)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fearlessness grounded in divine refuge is a dharmic virtue; right action requires steady resolve and disciplined courage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an ethical-spiritual exhortation toward courage and duty.