Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

भक्षणार्थं तव विभो सोऽयं क्रूरोऽधुनाऽगतः । ममांतिकं महाराज तस्माद्दग्धो मया विभो

Transliteration

bhakṣaṇārthaṃ tava vibho so'yaṃ krūro'dhunā'gataḥ | mamāṃtikaṃ mahārāja tasmāddagdho mayā vibho

Translation

ഹേ വിഭോ! ഭക്ഷണാർത്ഥം ഈ ക്രൂരൻ ഇപ്പോൾ വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു; അതിനാൽ, ഹേ മഹാരാജാ, എന്റെ സമീപത്ത് ഇവൻ എനാൽ തന്നെ ദഗ്ധനായി, ഹേ പ്രഭോ.

Word by Word

• भक्षणार्थम्: for devouring
• भक्षणार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्षण + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः (भक्षणाय अर्थः) = ‘for the purpose of eating’

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-प्रत्यय

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन

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

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• क्रूरः: cruel
• क्रूरः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now)

• आगतः: has come
• आगतः: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used in active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘has come’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-प्रत्यय

• अन्तिकम्: near (me)
• अन्तिकम्: Gati/Deśa (Goal/Place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘near (to)’

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• दग्धः: burnt
• दग्धः: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु) → दग्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘burnt’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karaṇa (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Śveta (the king/devotee, addressing Rudra/Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce moment: the cruel devourer approaches to consume; near Śiva it is scorched/burnt by divine energy, while the king witnesses the protective miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Rudra/Śaṁbhu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A devotee’s refuge in Śiva culminates in protection; adharma-driven violence is powerless before divine guardianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra in the Kedārakhaṇḍa context, where Śiva’s presence and protection are celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it is a narrative statement emphasizing protection and dharma.