Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

गगनमथ जगाहे मंदमंदं महात्मा ह्यसुरगणसमेतो विश्वरूपं जिघांसुः । त्रिशिखमपरमुग्रं गृह्य संदेशचेष्टादशनविकृतवक्त्रो योद्धुकामो हरिं सः

Transliteration

gaganamatha jagāhe maṃdamaṃdaṃ mahātmā hyasuragaṇasameto viśvarūpaṃ jighāṃsuḥ | triśikhamaparamugraṃ gṛhya saṃdeśaceṣṭādaśanavikṛtavaktro yoddhukāmo hariṃ saḥ

Translation

ครั้นนั้นมหาตมะอสูรผู้นั้น พร้อมหมู่อสูรทั้งหลาย มุ่งหมายจะประหารพระวิษณุผู้มีรูปเป็นสากล จึงค่อย ๆ ย่างเข้าสู่เวหา ถือศูลสามง่ามอันน่าสะพรึงยิ่ง ใบหน้าบิดเบี้ยวด้วยท่าทางอันน่ากลัว และปรารถนาจะรบกับพระหริ

Word by Word

• गगनम्: the sky
• गगनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/sequence particle)

• जगाहे: entered/plunged into
• जगाहे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गाह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्दमन्दम्: very slowly/gently
• मन्दमन्दम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (reduplicated adverb: gently, slowly)

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—महत् + आत्मन् (महान् आत्मा)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/emphatic particle)

• असुरगणसमेतः: accompanied by a host of Asuras
• असुरगणसमेतः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुरगण + समेत (सम्+इ धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—असुरगणेन समेतः (instrumental-tatpuruṣa)

• विश्वरूपम्: Viśvarūpa (the universal-formed one)
• विश्वरूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—विश्वं रूपं यस्य/विश्वं रूपम्

• जिघांसुः: desiring to kill
• जिघांसुः: Karta (Agent-intent/कर्तृभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → जिघांसु (सन्-इच्छार्थक desiderative)
• Form: सन्नन्त-धातुजन्य इच्छार्थक कृदन्त (desiderative adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘हन्तुम् इच्छन्’

• त्रिशिखम्: the three-crested (weapon/thing)
• त्रिशिखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + शिख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः—त्रयः शिखाः यस्य/त्रिशिखम्

• अपरम्: another
• अपरम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• उग्रम्: fierce
• उग्रम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• गृह्य: having taken
• गृह्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → गृह्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘गृहीत्वा’

• संदेशचेष्टादशनविकृतवक्त्रः: whose face was distorted by teeth in message-gestures (grimacing)
• संदेशचेष्टादशनविकृतवक्त्रः: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संदेश + चेष्टा + दशन + विकृत + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (वक्त्रं यस्य ...), ‘संदेशचेष्टया दशनैः विकृतं वक्त्रं यस्य’

• योद्धुकामः: eager to fight
• योद्धुकामः: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योद्धु (युध् धातोः तुमुन्) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—योद्धुं कामः (infinitive-tatpuruṣa)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A towering asura rises into the sky with demon hosts, gripping a three-pointed trident; his face contorts with grim intent as he seeks to strike Viṣṇu in universal form.

Characters & Entities

• Kālanemi (implied)
• Asuras
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Viśvarūpa
• Trident (triśikha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hostility toward the Lord arises from delusion; the Universal Form remains unthreatened though attacked by the violent-minded.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra Khaṇḍa provides the pilgrimage-frame connected with Kedāra’s sacred region, while the verse narrates the cosmic battle episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.