Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

महीधराय व्याघ्राय पशूनां पतये नमः । त्रिपुरांतकसिंहाय शार्दूलोग्ररवाय च

Transliteration

mahīdharāya vyāghrāya paśūnāṃ pataye namaḥ | tripurāṃtakasiṃhāya śārdūlograravāya ca

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่ผู้ทรงค้ำจุนภูผา ผู้ดุจพยัคฆ์ และปศุปติ—เจ้าแห่งสรรพสัตว์ ขอนอบน้อมแด่สิงห์ผู้ทำลายตริปุระ และผู้มีเสียงคำรามดุร้ายดุจพยัคฆ์

Word by Word

• महीधराय: to the earth-bearer (mountain/Śiva epithet)
• महीधराय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीधर (प्रातिपदिक; मही + धर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (महीं धरति)

• व्याघ्राय: to the tiger
• व्याघ्राय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• पशूनाम्: of beasts/creatures
• पशूनाम्: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: भाव (Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थे

• त्रिपुरांतकसिंहाय: to the lion-like Tripurāntaka
• त्रिपुरांतकसिंहाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुरान्तकसिंह (प्रातिपदिक; त्रिपुर + अन्तक + सिंह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (त्रिपुरान्तकः सिंह इव)

• शार्दूलोग्ररवाय: to the one with a fierce tiger-roar
• शार्दूलोग्ररवाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्दूलोग्ररव (प्रातिपदिक; शार्दूल + उग्र + रव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शार्दूलस्य उग्रः रवः यस्य/यः) स्तुतिपदम्

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as Paśupati in a Himalayan setting: tiger-skin, trident, roaring like a lion; in the background, the burning of Tripura as three radiant aerial cities consumed by a single divine arrow.

Characters & Entities

• Paśupati
• Tripurāntaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is protector and ruler of all beings and the destroyer of cosmic evil—His fierce power safeguards dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra, where Rudra is praised through such epithets.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra-style salutations to Śiva using specific epithets (nāma-stuti).