Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

प्रहस्य भगवन्विष्णुरुवाचेदं वचस्तदा । दैत्यैः प्रपीडिता यूयं रक्षिताश्च पुरा मया

Transliteration

prahasya bhagavanviṣṇuruvācedaṃ vacastadā | daityaiḥ prapīḍitā yūyaṃ rakṣitāśca purā mayā

Translation

प्रहस्य भगवान् विष्णुर् उवाचेदं वचस्तदा—दैत्यैः प्रपीडिता यूयं रक्षिताश्च पुरा मया।

Word by Word

• प्रहस्य: having laughed/smiled
• प्रहस्य: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (Temporal adverb)

• दैत्यैः: by the demons
• दैत्यैः: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रपीडिताः: oppressed, tormented
• प्रपीडिताः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पीड् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन; predicate

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• रक्षिताः: protected
• रक्षिताः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन; predicate

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (Temporal adverb: 'formerly')

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Bhagavān Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu smiles gently while addressing anxious devas, gesturing as if recounting earlier rescues from Daityas; devas listen with mixed relief and concern.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord remembers and renews protection across ages; divine grace responds calmly and confidently to devotees’ distress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The account belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, supporting Kedāra’s sacred narrative environment rather than naming a micro-tirtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it begins Viṣṇu’s reassuring response to prayer.