Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

स हि ते चानुगो जातो महाराज प्रयच्छ मे । अभयं देवदेवाच्च शूलिनः परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

sa hi te cānugo jāto mahārāja prayaccha me | abhayaṃ devadevācca śūlinaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

അവൻ നിന്റെ അനുചരനായിരിക്കുന്നു, മഹാരാജാ. എനിക്ക് അഭയം നല്കണമേ—ദേവദേവൻ, ത്രിശൂലധാരി പരമേശ്വരനിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ക്ഷമയും രക്ഷയും.

Word by Word

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

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

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

• अनुगः: follower
• अनुगः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जातः: has become/was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (अर्थे: ‘has become/was born’)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छ: grant/give
• प्रयच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• अभयम्: fearlessness/protection
• अभयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• देवदेवात्: from the god of gods
• देवदेवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

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

• शूलिनः: of the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिनः: of the supreme lord
• परमेष्ठिनः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Kāla

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (Śaunaka-pramukha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant appeals for fearlessness and pardon, invoking Śiva as Devadeva, the trident-bearing Supreme; the atmosphere is Himalayan, austere, charged with dread of Kāla yet softened by devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Kāla
• Śiva (Deva-deva, Śūlin, Parameṣṭhin)
• Śveta Rājā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fearlessness (abhaya) is ultimately granted by Śiva; even Kāla must seek refuge in the Supreme.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra sacred landscape (Kedārakhaṇḍa), where Śiva’s lordship and refuge-giving nature are celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse emphasizes śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) and receiving abhaya.