Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

महेश्वरहृदो जातं चक्रं चैवमनाहतम् । नासादेशात्समुद्भूतो भैरवो भैरवः स्वयम्

Transliteration

maheśvarahṛdo jātaṃ cakraṃ caivamanāhatam | nāsādeśātsamudbhūto bhairavo bhairavaḥ svayam

Translation

महेश्वरहृदो जातमनाहतं चक्रमुत्तमम्। नासादेशात्समुद्भूतो भैरवो भैरवः स्वयम्॥

Word by Word

• महेश्वरहृदः: from Maheśvara’s heart
• महेश्वरहृदः: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर + हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.)/पुंलिङ्ग (hṛd-), पञ्चमी/षष्ठी एकवचन; here as पञ्चमी (ablative) in sense ‘from the heart’; समास: महेश्वरस्य हृदः (from Maheśvara’s heart)

• जातम्: born, arisen
• जातम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• चक्रम्: cakra (wheel/disc)
• चक्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (with जातम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

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

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner): ‘एवं प्रकारेण’

• अनाहतम्: unstruck, unharmed (Anāhata)
• अनाहतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हन् धातु)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘अहत’ (struck) → ‘अनाहत’ (unstruck)

• नासादेशात्: from the nose-region
• नासादेशात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासा + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), पञ्चमी (5th case/ablative), एकवचन (singular); समास: नासायाः देशः (region of the nose)

• समुद्भूतः: arisen, sprung forth
• समुद्भूतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उद्भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भू धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• भैरवः: Bhairava
• भैरवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• भैरवः: Bhairava
• भैरवः: Apposition/Emphasis (समानााधिकरण/पुनरुक्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular) (पुनरुक्ति for emphasis)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मार्थक/स्वतन्त्रार्थक (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhairava (kṣetrapāla)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From Śiva’s heart blooms a radiant lotus-wheel labeled Anāhata; from the nose region flashes forth Bhairava—dark-hued, fierce yet controlled, with trident and drum, encircled by a protective aura.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Anāhata-cakra
• Bhairava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s inner reality (the heart) is portrayed as the source of sacred power; Bhairava appears as an immediate, self-revealing form of divine protection and awe.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter but does not itself specify a named pilgrimage spot; it emphasizes Śaiva sacred anatomy and manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated directly in this shloka.