Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

छेदितौ च त्वया पक्षौ वज्रेण शतपर्वणा । गंतुं कथं समर्थोऽहं भवतां कार्यसिद्धये

Transliteration

cheditau ca tvayā pakṣau vajreṇa śataparvaṇā | gaṃtuṃ kathaṃ samartho'haṃ bhavatāṃ kāryasiddhaye

Translation

“Dan kedua-dua sayapku telah engkau kerat dengan vajra yang beruas seratus. Maka bagaimana mungkin aku mampu pergi demi menyempurnakan tugas kalian?”

Word by Word

• छेदितौ: (were) cut
• छेदितौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु) → छेदित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन (agreeing with पक्षौ)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया? (No) तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; (Instrumental singular)

• पक्षौ: two wings
• पक्षौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• वज्रेण: with the thunderbolt
• वज्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग (usage varies; here treated as नपुंसक); तृतीया, एकवचन

• शतपर्वणा: having a hundred joints/segments
• शतपर्वणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शतं पर्वाणि यस्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन (agreeing with वज्रेण)

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गन्तुम् (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• समर्थः: capable
• समर्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन (predicative adjective to अहम्)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवताम्: of you (all)
• भवताम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (honorific); षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• कार्यसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of (your) task
• कार्यसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कार्यस्य सिद्धिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी, एकवचन (purpose)

Speaker

Mandarācala (addressing Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A winged being (evoking Garuḍa-like imagery) speaks with clipped wings, recalling Indra’s vajra; the mood is plaintive, hands folded, unable to fly for a divine mission.

Characters & Entities

• Mandarācala
• Indra
• Vajra (thunderbolt)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Past actions have consequences; dharmic leadership must address earlier harms when seeking cooperation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra Khaṇḍa setting; this verse recalls a Purāṇic motif about winged mountains rather than a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.