Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अभिभूतः शिवगणैः प्रणनाश युधिष्ठिर । दक्षयज्ञप्रमथने कांदिशीको विधिं विना

Transliteration

abhibhūtaḥ śivagaṇaiḥ praṇanāśa yudhiṣṭhira | dakṣayajñapramathane kāṃdiśīko vidhiṃ vinā

Translation

Ditewaskan oleh para gaṇa Śiva, wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, Kāṃdiśīka melarikan diri dalam panik ketika yajña Dakṣa dihancurkan—setelah meninggalkan segala aturan dan tatacara yang wajar.

Word by Word

• अभिभूतः: overpowered
• अभिभूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + भू (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे—'overpowered'

• शिवगणैः: by Śiva’s attendants
• शिवगणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तृतीया-कर्तृ/करण (by the hosts of Śiva)

• प्रणनाश: perished, was destroyed
• प्रणनाश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन

• दक्षयज्ञप्रमथने: in the destruction of Dakṣa’s sacrifice
• दक्षयज्ञप्रमथने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष + यज्ञ + प्रमथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; बहुपद-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षस्य यज्ञस्य प्रमथने) अधिकरण

• कांदिशीकः: Kāṃdiśīka (name/epithet)
• कांदिशीकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कांदिशीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता/विधेय (proper name/epithet)

• विधिम्: rule, proper procedure
• विधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• विना: without
• विना: Nishedha/Apavarga (Exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वियोग/अभावार्थे (without)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating to Yudhiṣṭhira)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Haṃseśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic yajña scene: sacrificial arena in turmoil, Śiva’s gaṇas surging forward; a terrified figure (Kāṃdiśīka) fleeing; Yudhiṣṭhira addressed in the narration; the sense of ‘vidhiṃ vinā’ shown by scattered ritual implements and broken altar order.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-gaṇas
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dakṣa-yajña
• Kāṃdiśīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When one abandons vidhi (right order and dharma), fear and downfall follow; refuge lies in aligning with divine law.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is narrative context within the Revā Khaṇḍa rather than a direct tīrtha-glorification; the broader section is connected to the sacred Revā (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit vrata/dāna/snānā prescription is stated; the emphasis is on not violating vidhi in sacrificial and dharmic acts.