Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

तथा दृष्ट्वा कालनेमिस्तदानीं प्रहस्यमानोऽतिरुषा बलान्वितः । कस्त्वं महाभाग वरेण्यरूपः श्यामो युवा वारणमत्तविक्रमः । करे गृहीतं निशितं महाप्रभं चक्रं च कस्मात्कथयस्व मे प्रभो

Transliteration

tathā dṛṣṭvā kālanemistadānīṃ prahasyamāno'tiruṣā balānvitaḥ | kastvaṃ mahābhāga vareṇyarūpaḥ śyāmo yuvā vāraṇamattavikramaḥ | kare gṛhītaṃ niśitaṃ mahāprabhaṃ cakraṃ ca kasmātkathayasva me prabho

Translation

అతనిని చూసి కాలనేమి ఆ క్షణమే ఎగతాళిగా నవ్వుతూ, తీవ్రమైన కోపం మరియు బలంతో ఇలా అన్నాడు—“హే మహాభాగ! వందనీయరూపుడా, శ్యామవర్ణుడా, యువకుడా, మత్తగజంలాంటి విక్రమమున్నవాడా—నీవెవరు? నీ చేతిలో ఆ పదునైన, మహాతేజస్సుగల చక్రాన్ని ఎందుకు పట్టుకున్నావు? హే ప్రభో, నాకు చెప్పు.”

Word by Word

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• kāla-nemiḥ: Kālanemi
• kāla-nemiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālanemi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tadānīm: at that time
• tadānīm: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• prahasyamānaḥ: laughing
• prahasyamānaḥ: Karta (as described subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: has (धातु) with pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कालनॆमि-विशेषणम्

• ati-ruṣā: with great anger
• ati-ruṣā: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ruṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-भावे

• bala-anvitaḥ: endowed with strength
• bala-anvitaḥ: Karta (as described subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त; √i with anu-/anv- sense ‘endowed’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कालनॆमि-विशेषणम्

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject of implied ‘asi’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mahā-bhāga: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः (Vocative sense), एकवचन

• vareṇya-rūpaḥ: having an excellent form
• vareṇya-rūpaḥ: Karta (as described subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vareṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; त्वम्-विशेषणम्

• śyāmaḥ: dark
• śyāmaḥ: Karta (as described subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śyāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; त्वम्-विशेषणम्

• yuvā: a youth
• yuvā: Karta (as described subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vāraṇa-matta-vikramaḥ: with prowess like an intoxicated elephant
• vāraṇa-matta-vikramaḥ: Karta (as described subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + matta (प्रातिपदिक) + vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; त्वम्-विशेषणम्

• kare: in (your) hand
• kare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• gṛhītam: held
• gṛhītam: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; चक्र-विशेषणम्

• niśitam: sharp
• niśitam: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niśita (प्रातिपदिक; from √śai/√śi ‘to sharpen’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; चक्र-विशेषणम्

• mahā-prabham: greatly radiant
• mahā-prabham: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; चक्र-विशेषणम्

• cakram: discus
• cakram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc./2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक

• kasmāt: why/from what cause
• kasmāt: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (why/from what cause)

• kathayasva: tell (me)
• kathayasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (नामधातु from kathā)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Dat./Gen.), एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी-अर्थः (to me)

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Kālanemi

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kālanemi, powerful and enraged, laughs scornfully as he confronts the youthful dark-hued Lord on Garuḍa, questioning his identity and the blazing discus in his hand.

Characters & Entities

• Kālanemi
• Viṣṇu
• Cakra (Sudarśana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ego and hostility make one challenge the Divine; outward power cannot recognize the higher protector of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region is the larger sacred frame (Kedāra Khaṇḍa), though this verse itself centers on the battle dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative exchange preceding combat.