Shloka 30
The Slaying of Madhu
Establishment of the Name ‘Madhusūdana’
स्कंदः शक्तिं समादाय प्रायाद्योधयितुं हरिम् । ततो धाताऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं स्कंदं मोहप्रपीडितम्
skaṃdaḥ śaktiṃ samādāya prāyādyodhayituṃ harim | tato dhātā'bravīdvākyaṃ skaṃdaṃ mohaprapīḍitam
ସ୍କନ୍ଦ ଶକ୍ତି ଅସ୍ତ୍ର ଧାରଣ କରି ହରିଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବାକୁ ବାହାରିଲେ। ସେତେବେଳେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ମୋହଗ୍ରସ୍ତ ସ୍କନ୍ଦଙ୍କୁ ଏହି କଥା କହିଲେ।
Narrator (with Dhātā/Brahmā about to address Skanda)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रायाद्योधयितुम् = प्रायात् + योधयितुम्. धाताऽब्रवीत् = धाता + अब्रवीत् (अवग्रह). मोहप्रपीडितम् = मोह + प्रपीडितम् (तत्पुरुष).
FAQs
The verse frames Skanda’s impulse to fight Hari (Viṣṇu) as arising from moha—misapprehension about Hari’s true status—setting up Brahmā’s corrective counsel.
Śakti here denotes Skanda’s characteristic weapon (a spear/lance), emphasizing martial readiness and the intensity of the impending confrontation.
It implies that divine or wise instruction intervenes when ego, anger, or confusion drives conflict—urging discernment (viveka) over impulsive hostility, even among exalted beings.