Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अथाभिमुखमायांतं दैत्यं दृष्ट्वा धनाधिपः । बभूव संभ्रमाविष्टः पलायनपरायणः

Transliteration

athābhimukhamāyāṃtaṃ daityaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhanādhipaḥ | babhūva saṃbhramāviṣṭaḥ palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

समोर येणाऱ्या दैत्याला पाहून धनाधिप कुबेर घाबरून गेला आणि पूर्णपणे पलायनास प्रवृत्त झाला।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriya-vishesana (Discourse/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरबोधक (discourse particle: 'then/now')

• अभिमुखम्: towards (him), face-to-face
• अभिमुखम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: 'towards/face-to-face')

• आयान्तम्: coming, approaching
• आयान्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (adjective) दैत्यम् प्रति

• दैत्यम्: the demon (Daitya)
• दैत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• धनाधिपः: lord of wealth (Kubera)
• धनाधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (singular)

• बभूव: became, was
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• संभ्रमाविष्टः: overcome by confusion/panic
• संभ्रमाविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संभ्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + आविष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; विश् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (adjective) धनाधिपः प्रति

• पलायनपरायणः: intent on fleeing
• पलायनपरायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पलायन (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (adjective) धनाधिपः प्रति

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kubera, richly adorned yet visibly shaken, turns his body away as if to flee; his eyes widen and shoulders hunch, while the charging demon closes in—an image of wealth confronted by raw violence.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera (Dhanādhipa)
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings may experience fear; dharma emphasizes steadiness and right action amid crisis.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is part of a martial narrative within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.