Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तेन शक्तिप्रहारेण शांकरिर्मूर्च्छितोऽभवत् । मुहूर्ताच्चेतनां प्राप्तः स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः

Transliteration

tena śaktiprahāreṇa śāṃkarirmūrcchito'bhavat | muhūrtāccetanāṃ prāptaḥ stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ

Translation

Oleh tikaman tombak itu, Śāṃkari (Kumāra, putera Śaṅkara) pun pengsan. Tidak lama kemudian baginda sedar kembali, sementara para maharṣi memuji-mujinya.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; विशेषण (शक्तिप्रहारेण)

• शक्तिप्रहारेण: by the spear-strike
• शक्तिप्रहारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्तिप्रहार (प्रातिपदिक; शक्ति + प्रहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• शांकरिः: Śāṃkari (Kumāra, son of Śaṅkara)
• शांकरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शांकरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• मूर्च्छितः: fainted/unconscious
• मूर्च्छितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्च्छित (प्रातिपदिक; √मूर्छ् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषण (शांकरिः)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular

• मुहूर्तात्: after a moment
• मुहूर्तात्: Apadana (Source/Time-from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Ablative (5th), Singular

• चेतनाम्: consciousness
• चेतनाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• प्राप्तः: having regained/obtained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; (शांकरिः) चेतनां प्राप्तः

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्यय (वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त/Passive present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषण (शांकरिः)

• महर्षिभिः: by great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda lies momentarily unconscious from the spear-blow; then rises as sages around him raise hands in benediction and chant praises, light returning to his face.

Characters & Entities

• Śāṃkari (Kumāra/Skanda)
• Tāraka
• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine champions face momentary trials; recovery and renewed resolve are honored by the wise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s framework, but it does not directly praise a tirtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.