Shloka 1 - Adhyaya 15 - Kaumarika Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | Tamil | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

वरांग्युवाच । नाशितास्म्यपविद्धास्मि त्रासिता पीडितास्मि च । रौद्रोण देवनाथेन नष्टनाथेन भूरिशः

Transliteration

varāṃgyuvāca | nāśitāsmyapaviddhāsmi trāsitā pīḍitāsmi ca | raudroṇa devanāthena naṣṭanāthena bhūriśaḥ

Translation

வராங்கி கூறினாள்: 'நான் அழிக்கப்பட்டேன், கைவிடப்பட்டேன், அச்சுறுத்தப்பட்டேன்; நாதனை இழந்த அந்த கொடூரமான தேவேந்திரனால் நான் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் துன்புறுத்தப்பட்டேன்.'

Word by Word

वराङ्गीVarāṅgī (the fair-limbed lady)

उवाचsaid

नाशिताdestroyed, ruined

अस्मिI am

अपविद्धाabandoned, cast off

अस्मिI am

त्रासिताterrified

पीडिताafflicted, oppressed

अस्मिI am

चand

रौद्रेणby the fierce

देवनाथेनby the lord of the gods

नष्टनाथेनby him whose protector is lost / who has lost his lord

भूरिशःgreatly, exceedingly

Speaker

Varāṅgī

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Daityendra (implied, as the next verse shows his reflection)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Varāṅgī, distressed, speaks with tears and trembling; her posture shows exhaustion and fear; the implied antagonist is a fierce divine figure off-scene or in shadow; the setting feels tense and oppressive.

Characters & Entities

Varāṅgī

Devanātha (lord of gods—epithet; likely Indra by common usage, but not explicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas often begin liberation or aid with honest lament—recognizing suffering and seeking rightful refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a personal cry of distress.