Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 149

Devanagari script

विरोषोऽभूत्तमालिंग्य वचनं केशवोऽब्रवीत् । सनाथस्त्वद्य धर्मोऽयं सुराश्चैव त्वया गुह

Transliteration

viroṣo'bhūttamāliṃgya vacanaṃ keśavo'bravīt | sanāthastvadya dharmo'yaṃ surāścaiva tvayā guha

Translation

แล้วพระเกศวะทรงโอบกอดท่านด้วยความปีติ และตรัสว่า: “โอ้ กุหา วันนี้ธรรมะนี้ได้มีผู้คุ้มครองเพราะท่าน และเหล่าเทวะทั้งหลายก็มั่นคงปลอดภัยด้วยท่าน”

Word by Word

• विरोषः: a thrill/rapture (viroṣa)
• विरोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: arose/occurred
• अभूत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अद्यतनभूत/Aorist); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आलिङ्ग्य: having embraced
• आलिङ्ग्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+लिङ्ग् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having embraced)

• वचनम्: words/speech
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• केशवः: Keshava
• केशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सनाथः: having a protector
• सनाथः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स+नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (नाथेन सह/नाथयुक्तः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं (धर्मः)

• त्वत्: through you/from you
• त्वत्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source nuance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी, एकवचन (from/through you); सन्धौ 'त्वत्+अद्य→त्वद्य'

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Sambandha (Temporal adverb/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• धर्मः: dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshana (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (indeed)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Karta (Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन (by you)

• गुह: O Guha
• गुह: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Skanda)

Speaker

Keśava (Viṣṇu)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda/Guha (addressed by Keśava)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Keśava embraces Guha with joy and declares that dharma and the gods are now secure through him; the scene is tender yet regal, with attendants witnessing restored confidence.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Guha (Skanda)
• Dharma
• Surāḥ (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma thrives when the righteous accept responsibility; divine approval follows sincere protection of cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights dharma-rakṣaṇa (protection of dharma) as the central theme.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a blessing/affirmation rather than a ritual instruction.