Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

देवानां देवदेवेश तारकस्य वधं प्रति । भवतो हि मया देव भविष्यति कुमारकः

Transliteration

devānāṃ devadeveśa tārakasya vadhaṃ prati | bhavato hi mayā deva bhaviṣyati kumārakaḥ

Translation

ข้าแต่เทวะเหนือเทวะทั้งปวง ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเทพ! เพื่อประโยชน์แก่เหล่าเทพและเพื่อปราบตารกะ จากพระองค์และจากข้าพเจ้า โอ้พระผู้เป็นเจ้า จักบังเกิดกุมารโอรสอย่างแน่นอน

Word by Word

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• देवदेवेश: O Lord of the god of gods / O supreme Lord
• देवदेवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवः, तस्य ईशः)

• तारकस्य: of Tāraka
• तारकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वधम्: killing
• वधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards / regarding
• प्रति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; ‘towards/with regard to’ (preposition-like)

• भवतः: of you
• भवतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (honorific ‘of you’)

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; हेतु/निश्चयार्थक (indeed/for)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• कुमारकः: a boy/son (Kumāra)
• कुमारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Himālaya tapas-bhūmi (contextual)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Devadeveśa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā proclaims to Devadeveśa that for the gods’ sake and to slay Tāraka, a son will be born from their union—prophetic, martial undertone.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Tāraka
• Devas
• Kumāra (implied/Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine family life is presented as dharma in action—spiritual union serves the protection of the world and the relief of the devas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa provides the sacred Himalayan frame, but this verse centers on the cosmic mission (Tāraka’s death) rather than a named pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse establishes the purpose behind the forthcoming marriage and birth narrative.