Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

कुण्डल उवाच । यक्षाधिपप्रसादेन तस्यैवानुचरः पुरे । विचरामि यथाकाममवध्यः सर्वशत्रुषु

Transliteration

kuṇḍala uvāca | yakṣādhipaprasādena tasyaivānucaraḥ pure | vicarāmi yathākāmamavadhyaḥ sarvaśatruṣu

Translation

Kundala berkata: “Dengan rahmat ketua para Yakṣa, aku tinggal di kotanya sebagai pengiringnya. Aku merayau ke mana sahaja menurut kehendak, dan di tengah semua musuh aku tidak dapat dibunuh—tiada siapa mampu membinasakan.”

Word by Word

• कुण्डलः: Kuṇḍala
• कुण्डलः: Kartṛ (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यक्षाधिपप्रसादेन: by the favor of the lord of the Yakṣas
• यक्षाधिपप्रसादेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्षाधिप + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (यक्षाणाम् अधिपः + प्रसादः; “by the favor of the lord of Yakṣas”)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• अनुचरः: attendant/follower
• अनुचरः: Kartṛ (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• पुरे: in the city
• पुरे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• विचरामि: I roam
• विचरामि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यथाकामम्: as I wish / at will
• यथाकामम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: “as desired/at will”)

• अवध्यः: invulnerable / not to be slain
• अवध्यः: Kartṛ (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवध्य (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-तत्पुरुष: अ + वध्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अहम्/अनुचरः)

• सर्वशत्रुषु: among all enemies
• सर्वशत्रुषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative: sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वे शत्रवः)

Speaker

Kuṇḍala (a Yakṣa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (implied interlocutor after boon-offer)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kundala speaks confidently before Śiva, describing his status as Kubera’s attendant in the yakṣa city and his inviolability among enemies.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍala
• Yakṣādhipa (Kubera)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine favor (prasāda) bestows protection and rightful authority; boons are portrayed as consequences of alignment with higher powers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement occurs within the Kundaleśvara-tīrtha Māhātmya of the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse explains Kundala’s status through Kubera’s grace.