Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

स च सर्वाणि भूतानि मर्यादायामधारयत् । एतदन्नं प्रदायैव कृपया भगवान्गुहः

Transliteration

sa ca sarvāṇi bhūtāni maryādāyāmadhārayat | etadannaṃ pradāyaiva kṛpayā bhagavānguhaḥ

Translation

അവൻ ആ എല്ലാ ഭൂതങ്ങളെയും യഥോചിത മર્યാദയിൽ നിയന്ത്രിച്ചു. കരുണയാൽ ഭഗവാൻ ഗുഹ അവർക്കു ഈ അന്നം നൽകി।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• भूतानि: beings
• भूतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• मर्यादायाम्: within bounds/limits
• मर्यादायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्यादा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• अधारयत्: kept, restrained, maintained
• अधारयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-धृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• प्रदाय: having given
• प्रदाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावः (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having given)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle: only/indeed)

• कृपया: out of compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• भगवान्: the blessed/lordly
• भगवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• गुहः: Guha
• गुहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda stands calm yet firm, holding his spear as a symbol of authority; before him, bhūtas line up within a marked boundary. He distributes food with compassion, transforming fearsome beings into orderly guardians.

Characters & Entities

• Guha (Skanda/Kumāra)
• Bhūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True divine rule combines discipline (maryādā) with compassion (kṛpā), transforming disorder into dharmic balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Sarasvatī-bank narrative context, though no place-name appears in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Food-giving (anna-pradāna/anna-dāna motif) is implied as a compassionate act, though not framed as a formal rite here.