Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

शक्रोऽपि निःश्रिको जातो देवैस्त्यक्तस्ततो भृशम् । देवी तिरोधानगता बभूव कमलेक्षणा

Transliteration

śakro'pi niḥśriko jāto devaistyaktastato bhṛśam | devī tirodhānagatā babhūva kamalekṣaṇā

Translation

ശക്രനും ശ്രീഹീനനായി, ദേവന്മാർ അവനെ അത്യന്തം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു; കമലനേത്രയായ ദേവി ശ്രീ അവനിൽ നിന്ന് തിരോധാനമായി അദൃശ്യയായി।

Word by Word

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also, even
• api: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थ: 'also/even')

• niḥśrikaḥ: bereft of splendor/fortune
• niḥśrikaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niḥ-śrīka (प्रातिपदिक; निः + श्रीक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (śakraḥ)

• jātaḥ: became
• jātaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent/करण-कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• tyaktaḥ: abandoned
• tyaktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tyaj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (śakraḥ)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ततः = 'thereupon/then')

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण: 'greatly/exceedingly')

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tirodhāna-gatā: gone into concealment
• tirodhāna-gatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tirodhāna-gatā (प्रातिपदिक; तिरोधान + गता)
• Form: समासान्त-विशेषण; गता = √gam + क्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (devī)

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kamala-īkṣaṇā: lotus-eyed
• kamala-īkṣaṇā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala-īkṣaṇā (प्रातिपदिक; कमल + ईक्षणा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (devī)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra seated in shadow, ornaments dulled; devas turning away; lotus-eyed Śrī dissolving into a veil of light, withdrawing beyond sight—an allegory of fortune departing.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Devas
• Devī Śrī/Lakṣmī (implied, kamalekṣaṇā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrī (fortune and auspiciousness) does not remain where dharma is violated; spiritual integrity sustains prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the verse conveys a dharmic principle within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied remedy is restoration of dharma through repentance and honoring the guru.