Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

असुरासुरसंवीतां कामधेनुं ययाचिरे । ऋषयो हर्षसंयुक्ता देवान्दैत्यांश्च तत्क्षणात्

Transliteration

asurāsurasaṃvītāṃ kāmadhenuṃ yayācire | ṛṣayo harṣasaṃyuktā devāndaityāṃśca tatkṣaṇāt

Translation

เหล่าฤๅษีผู้เปี่ยมปีติ จึงทูลขอกามธนูผู้ถูกห้อมล้อมด้วยหมู่เทวะและอสูร จากเหล่าเทพและไทตยะในบัดดลนั้น

Word by Word

• असुरासुरसंवीताम्: surrounded by (gods and) demons
• असुरासुरसंवीताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुर + असुर + संवीत (कृदन्त; सम्-√वी धातु/√वे)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (असुरैः/सुरैः संवीताम्—contextually ‘surāsurair’); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• कामधेनुम्: Kāmadhenu
• कामधेनुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ययाचिरे: they begged/requested
• ययाचिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √याच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमा-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हर्षसंयुक्ताः: filled with joy
• हर्षसंयुक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; सम्-√युज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (हर्षेण संयुक्ताः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दैत्यान्: the Daityas (demons)
• दैत्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• तत्क्षणात्: immediately
• तत्क्षणात्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (immediately/from that moment)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Joyful sages with folded hands petition for Kāmadhenu, while devas and daityas stand around; Surabhī remains central, calm, surrounded by her herd—an image of abundance being ethically claimed.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Kāmadhenu
• Devas
• Daityas/Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic custodianship matters: the sages seek the divine boon so it may be used for righteous purposes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra Khaṇḍa provides the sacred framing, integrating this episode into Kedāra’s purāṇic mahatmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse points toward a dāna-context (requesting the divine cow), preparing for explicit gifting instructions in subsequent verses.