Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

स्रवत्सर्वांगर क्तौघं चकारांबरमात्मनः । तुष्टुवुस्तं तदा देवा बहुधा बहुभिः स्तवैः

Transliteration

sravatsarvāṃgara ktaughaṃ cakārāṃbaramātmanaḥ | tuṣṭuvustaṃ tadā devā bahudhā bahubhiḥ stavaiḥ

Translation

โลหิตไหลหลั่งเป็นธารจากทุกอวัยวะ พระองค์ทรงทำให้เป็นดุจอาภรณ์ของพระองค์เอง แล้วเหล่าเทวะก็สรรเสริญพระองค์ด้วยบทสวดมากมายหลากหลาย

Word by Word

• sravat: flowing
• sravat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sru (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — विशेषण (ओघं) ‘flowing’

• sarva-aṅga-rakta-ogham: a torrent of blood from all limbs
• sarva-aṅga-rakta-ogham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्म; समासः तत्पुरुष (सर्वाङ्गात् रक्तस्य ओघः)

• cakāra: made
• cakāra: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘made’

• ambaram: a garment, clothing
• ambaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्म

• ātmanaḥ: of himself, his own
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘praised’

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्म

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — ‘then’

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — कर्ता

• bahudhā: in many ways
• bahudhā: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahudhā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘in many ways’

• bahubhiḥ: with many
• bahubhiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — विशेषण (स्तवैः)

• stavaiḥ: with hymns, praises
• stavaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — करण

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Blood streams from the demon’s limbs; Bhairava appropriates the hide as a garment—an image of terrifying sovereignty; immediately the devas gather and sing layered hymns, turning battlefield horror into liturgical awe.

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid terrifying displays of power, the Devas respond through stuti—recognizing divine might and seeking protection through praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s martial narrative rather than a site-māhātmya passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the act here is stuti (hymnic praise), a devotional practice rather than a stated vrata or dāna.