Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

कुबेरेण च संगम्य कूष्मांडानां पतिः स्वयम् । वरुणेन समं युद्धं मुंडश्चैव महाबलः

Transliteration

kubereṇa ca saṃgamya kūṣmāṃḍānāṃ patiḥ svayam | varuṇena samaṃ yuddhaṃ muṃḍaścaiva mahābalaḥ

Translation

குபேரனுடன் சேர்ந்து கூஷ்மாண்டர்களின் தலைவன் தானே முன்னேறினான்; மகாபலன் முண்டன் வருணனுடன் சமமான போரில் மோதினான்.

Word by Word

• कुबेरेण: with Kubera
• कुबेरेण: Sahakāraka (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संगम्य: having met
• संगम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल; having met/after meeting

• कूष्मांडानाम्: of the Kūṣmāṇḍas
• कूष्मांडानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Emphasis to subject)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (emphatic particle/adverb)

• वरुणेन: with Varuṇa
• वरुणेन: Sahakāraka (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• समम्: together/equally
• समम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘equally/together’

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• मुंडः: Muṇḍa
• मुंडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Viśeṣaṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A battlefield tableau: Kubera’s presence with yakṣa-guhyaka aura; the Kūṣmāṇḍa-lord advancing; Muṇḍa, massive and grim, locked in an even duel with Varuṇa amid swirling waters and weapon-flashes.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Kūṣmāṇḍa-pati (Lord of Kūṣmāṇḍas)
• Varuṇa
• Muṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse portrays cosmic order as a vast hierarchy where even guardians like Kubera and Varuṇa participate in divinely directed outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra sacred geography frames the chapter; this particular verse is narrative rather than a direct tīrtha-phala statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.