Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

श्रीकंठोमापते शूलिन्भगनेत्रहराव्यय । गंगाधर विरूपाक्ष नमस्ते रुद्र मन्यवे

Transliteration

śrīkaṃṭhomāpate śūlinbhaganetraharāvyaya | gaṃgādhara virūpākṣa namaste rudra manyave

Translation

Wahai Śrīkaṇṭha, wahai suami Umā, pemegang trisula; pemusnah mata Bhaga, Yang tidak binasa. Wahai Gaṅgādhara, wahai Virūpākṣa bermata luas—sembah sujud kepada-Mu, Rudra yang beramarah perkasa.

Word by Word

• श्रीकण्ठ: O Śrīkaṇṭha
• श्रीकण्ठ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• उमापते: O husband of Umā
• उमापते: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उमायाः पतिः)

• शूलिन्: O trident-bearer
• शूलिन्: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessor)

• भगनेत्रहर: O remover of Bhaga’s eye
• भगनेत्रहर: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भगस्य नेत्रे हरति इति)

• अव्यय: O imperishable one
• अव्यय: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण (imperishable)

• गङ्गाधर: O bearer of Gaṅgā
• गङ्गाधर: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गङ्गां धरति)

• विरूपाक्ष: O odd/unique-eyed one
• विरूपाक्ष: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; (enclitic)

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• मन्यवे: to (the form of) Manyu / wrath
• मन्यवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Agastya’s brother (the sage/devotee)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu/Setubandha (Rāmeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Rudra/Śrīkaṇṭha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva depicted with triśūla, Gaṅgā flowing from his matted locks, wide eyes (virūpākṣa), while a sage chants salutations; subtle reference to the Bhaga’s eye episode through a symbolic broken/closed eye motif in the background narrative panel.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Umā
• Gaṅgā
• Bhaga
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is praised as both compassionate and formidable—protector of dharma who subdues arrogance and upholds cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra remains the narrative locus; the stuti arises from darśana there within Setu Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the verse is devotional praise enumerating Śiva’s names and deeds.