Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 179

Devanagari script

स न धक्ष्यति सर्वेषां देवानां भयनाशनः । तस्माद्भवद्भिर्गतव्यं मया सार्द्धं विचक्षणाः

Transliteration

sa na dhakṣyati sarveṣāṃ devānāṃ bhayanāśanaḥ | tasmādbhavadbhirgatavyaṃ mayā sārddhaṃ vicakṣaṇāḥ

Translation

അവൻ നിങ്ങളെ എല്ലാവരെയും ദഹിപ്പിക്കുകയില്ല—അവൻ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരുടെയും ഭയം നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ. അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ വിവേകികളേ, എന്റെ കൂടെ പോകുവിൻ.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात)

• धक्ष्यति: will burn
• धक्ष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• भयनाशनः: destroyer of fear
• भयनाशनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भयस्य नाशनः)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/सम्बन्धसूचक), हेतौ ‘therefore’

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Kartr-karana (Agent in gerundive construction/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ ‘you (hon.)’

• गतव्यम्: should go; must go
• गतव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गन्तव्य/गतव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्) भावे/कर्तरि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘must be gone/should go’

• मया: with me
• मया: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘by/with me’

• सार्द्धम्: together (with)
• सार्द्धम्: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-सम्बन्धवाचक), ‘together with’

• विचक्षणाः: O discerning ones
• विचक्षणाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रथमा-प्रयोग (हे विचक्षणाः)

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Virūpākṣa-Sadāśiva (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (audience; within story: Viṣṇu addressing ‘vicakṣaṇāḥ’ devas/asuras)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu firmly instructs the assembly: Śiva will not burn you; he destroys fear—therefore go with me; the group shifts from hesitation to readiness.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied as saḥ)
• Devas
• Viṣṇu (as 'me')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Trust the auspicious Lord and proceed with dharmic courage; divine presence removes fear rather than causing harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred landscape is the narrative background, though this verse emphasizes assurance and companionship in approach.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the instruction is to accompany Viṣṇu and proceed to Śiva.