Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तारकाद्भयमुत्पन्नं सर्वेषां जगतां विभो । त्राता त्वं जगतां स्वामी तस्मात्त्राणं विधीयताम्

Transliteration

tārakādbhayamutpannaṃ sarveṣāṃ jagatāṃ vibho | trātā tvaṃ jagatāṃ svāmī tasmāttrāṇaṃ vidhīyatām

Translation

“ഹേ വിഭോ, താരകന്റെ കാരണത്താൽ സർവ്വ ലോകങ്ങൾക്കും ഭയം ഉദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. നിങ്ങൾ ജഗത്തിന്റെ ത്രാതാവും സ്വാമിയും ആകുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ട് രക്ഷ വിധിക്കണമേ।”

Word by Word

• तारकात्: from Tāraka
• तारकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• उत्पन्नम्: arisen
• उत्पन्नम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘भयम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘जगताम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जगताम्: of the worlds/beings
• जगताम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्राता: protector
• त्राता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• स्वामी: lord
• स्वामी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘तद्’)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे ‘therefore/from that reason’

• त्राणम्: protection
• त्राणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• विधीयताम्: let it be arranged/provided
• विधीयताम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Devas (addressing Śiva/Paśupati)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas, anxious and burdened, plead before Śiva: ‘Fear has arisen from Tāraka; you are the protector—ordain deliverance.’ Śiva listens with steady compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Devas
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In संकट (crisis), refuge is sought in the supreme protector; divine governance exists to re-establish dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative frame; no single tīrtha is explicitly praised in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a plea for protection.