Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

कुबेरः पुष्पकारूढः पाशी मकरमेव च । अग्निर्बस्तमारूढो निरृतिः प्रेतमेव च

Transliteration

kuberaḥ puṣpakārūḍhaḥ pāśī makarameva ca | agnirbastamārūḍho nirṛtiḥ pretameva ca

Translation

Kubera menaiki kereta langit Puṣpaka; Varuṇa, memegang jerat (pāśa), menaiki makara. Agni menaiki kambing, dan Nirṛti menaiki preta.

Word by Word

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुष्पक-आरूढः: mounted on Puṣpaka (vehicle)
• पुष्पक-आरूढः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त, √रुह् (धातु) + आ- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle) ‘आरोहितः’

• पाशी: the noose-bearer
• पाशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पाशवान्’ (one who has a noose)

• मकरम्: the makara (crocodile-like mount)
• मकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अग्निः: Agni (Fire-god)
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बस्तम्-आरूढः: mounted on a goat
• बस्तम्-आरूढः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त, √रुह् (धातु) + आ- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘आरोहितः’

• निरृतिः: Nirṛti
• निरृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रेतम्: a preta (ghost)
• प्रेतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial muster: Kubera on Puṣpaka, Varuṇa with pāśa on makara, Agni on a goat, Nirṛti on a preta—each moving in their own directional dignity, forming a mythic tableau of the world’s guardians.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Puṣpaka
• Varuṇa (implied by pāśī)
• Makara
• Agni
• Nirṛti
• Preta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic governance (lokapālas and devas) is ordered and symbolic; their emblems reflect their functions within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit; the verse is a catalog of deities and their vāhanas within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.