Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तां दृष्ट्वा चुक्षुभे सद्यो विजयो भीतिमानिव । बर्बरीकश्च निर्भीतिस्तस्याः संमुखमाययौ

Transliteration

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā cukṣubhe sadyo vijayo bhītimāniva | barbarīkaśca nirbhītistasyāḥ saṃmukhamāyayau

Translation

तिला पाहताच विजय तत्क्षणी अस्वस्थ झाला, जणू भयाने ग्रासल्यासारखा; पण निर्भय बर्बरीक तिच्या समोर थेट गेला.

Word by Word

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• cukṣubhe: was agitated, trembled
• cukṣubhe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣubh (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: immediately)

• vijayaḥ: Vijaya
• vijayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhītimān: fearful
• bhītimān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīti (प्रातिपदिक) + matup (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुपन्त-विशेषण

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (Comparison/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (particle of comparison)

• barbarīkaḥ: Barbarīka
• barbarīkaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: barbarīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• nirbhītiḥ: fearless
• nirbhītiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir + bhīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (fearless; nir- prefix)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• saṃmukham: to the front, face-to-face
• saṃmukham: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Directional/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे द्वितीया-एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: to the front/presence)

• āyayau: came, approached
• āyayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two reactions: Vijaya recoils, visibly shaken; Barbarīka steps forward, calm and fearless, meeting the terrifying woman head-on beside the blazing homa fire.

Characters & Entities

• Vijaya
• Barbarīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True protection is coupled with courage—steadfastness meets adversity when fear arises.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription; it narrates the response to an in-ritual disturbance.