Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 157

Devanagari script

विभेदाशु ततो बाहूनास्फोट्यैव रुषाब्रवीत् । हे शंभो दर्शयात्मानं कुतो मां त्यज्य यास्यसि

Transliteration

vibhedāśu tato bāhūnāsphoṭyaiva ruṣābravīt | he śaṃbho darśayātmānaṃ kuto māṃ tyajya yāsyasi

Translation

Kemudian, dengan pantas mengoyakkan dirinya dan memukul lengannya dalam kegelisahan, dia berkata dengan marah: 'Wahai Śambhu, tunjukkanlah Diri-Mu! Ke manakah Engkau akan pergi meninggalkan aku?'

Word by Word

• विभेद: he split/broke
• विभेद: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शीघ्रार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरवाचक (then)

• बाहून्: arms
• बाहून्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• आस्फोट्य: having snapped/clapped
• आस्फोट्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्फुट्/स्फोट् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); ‘आ’-उपसर्ग; (having snapped/clapped)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• रुषा: in anger
• रुषा: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; भाववाचक (with anger)

• अब्रवीत्: he said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हे: O!
• हे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हे (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• शम्भो: O Śambhu
• शम्भो: Sambodhana (Addressee)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• दर्शय: show
• दर्शय: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative: make (me) see/show)

• आत्मानम्: yourself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कुतः: why/from where
• कुतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative adverb: whence/why)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• त्यज्य: having left
• त्यज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); (having abandoned)

• यास्यसि: will you go
• यास्यसि: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Kirāta (the hunter-devotee), addressing Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Kirāta, trembling with agitation, strikes his arms and cries out to Śambhu to reveal Himself, accusing Him of abandoning the devotee; the scene is raw, intimate, and stormy.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śambhu
• Kirāta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text depicts fearless intimacy in devotion—an unwavering claim upon the Lord born from total surrender.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, where heartfelt cries for Śiva’s presence are said to draw His immediate grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the practice highlighted is intense calling upon Śiva (nāma-ucchāraṇa) seeking darśana.