Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

चक्रपाणिस्तदायातो देवानां विजयाय च । गगनस्थं महाविष्णुं गरुडोपरि संस्थितम् । श्रीवासमेनं दुर्द्धर्षं योद्धुकामं ददर्शिरे

Transliteration

cakrapāṇistadāyāto devānāṃ vijayāya ca | gaganasthaṃ mahāviṣṇuṃ garuḍopari saṃsthitam | śrīvāsamenaṃ durddharṣaṃ yoddhukāmaṃ dadarśire

Translation

Kemudian Tuhan yang memegang Cakra pun datang demi kemenangan para Dewa. Mereka melihat Mahāviṣṇu di angkasa, bersemayam di atas Garuḍa—Śrīvāsa (kediaman Śrī)—tidak terkalahkan, dan berhasrat untuk berperang.

Word by Word

• cakra-pāṇiḥ: the one with a discus in hand (Viṣṇu)
• cakra-pāṇiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः = यस्य पाणौ चक्रम् सः

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• āyātaḥ: came
• āyātaḥ: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु) with ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आगतः’

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• vijayāya: for victory
• vijayāya: Sampradana/Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the sake of)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक

• gagana-stham: standing in the sky
• gagana-stham: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gagana (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √sthā)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; महाविष्णु-विशेषणम्

• mahā-viṣṇum: great Viṣṇu
• mahā-viṣṇum: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• garuḍa-upari: upon Garuḍa
• garuḍa-upari: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: garuḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + upari (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय-प्रयोगः (locative adverbial phrase)

• saṃsthitam: seated/standing
• saṃsthitam: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) with sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; महाविष्णु-विशेषणम्

• śrī-vāsam: Śrīvāsa (abode of Śrī)
• śrī-vāsam: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; एनम्-विशेषणम्

• enam: him
• enam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• durddharṣam: unassailable
• durddharṣam: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur- (उपसर्ग/प्रत्ययार्थ) + dharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; एनम्-विशेषणम्

• yoddhu-kāmam: desiring to fight
• yoddhu-kāmam: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoddhu (कृदन्त; infinitive from √yudh) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; एनम्-विशेषणम्

• dadarśire: they saw
• dadarśire: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahāviṣṇu, cakrapāṇi, appears in the sky seated on Garuḍa, unconquerable and poised for battle; devas look up, reassured of victory.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine protection manifests when dharma is threatened; the Lord comes specifically for the victory of the righteous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage sits within Kedāra Khaṇḍa, framing events around the sacred Kedāra/Kedārnātha tīrtha landscape, even when the verse itself is battle-focused.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa instruction appears in this verse.