Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

कुमार उवाच । मा खिद्यत महाभागा मा चिंता क्रियतां नगाः । घातयाम्यद्य पापिष्ठं सर्वेषामिह पश्यताम्

Transliteration

kumāra uvāca | mā khidyata mahābhāgā mā ciṃtā kriyatāṃ nagāḥ | ghātayāmyadya pāpiṣṭhaṃ sarveṣāmiha paśyatām

Translation

กุมารตรัสว่า: “ท่านผู้มีบุญทั้งหลาย อย่าได้เศร้าโศก; โอ้เหล่าภูผา อย่าได้กังวล. วันนี้ต่อหน้าผู้มาชุมนุม ณ ที่นี้ทั้งหมด เราจักประหารผู้บาปที่สุดนั้น”

Word by Word

• कुमारः: Kumāra
• कुमारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Prohibition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• खिद्यत: be distressed
• खिद्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √खिद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• महाभागाः: O fortunate ones
• महाभागाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः; संबोधनम्

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Prohibition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• चिन्ता: worry
• चिन्ता: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (चिन्ता क्रियताम् = चिन्ता न क्रियताम्)

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be done / should be made
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (Passive), आत्मनेपदम्

• नगाः: O mountains
• नगाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संबोधनम्

• घातयामि: I will cause to be slain / I will slay
• घातयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √घातय् (णिच्; causative of √हन्/√घन्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: 'cause to be slain')

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (today/now)

• पापिष्ठम्: the most wicked (one)
• पापिष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; पाप + इष्ठन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अतिशयवाचक (superlative) विशेषणम्

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• पश्यताम्: while you all watch / you all see
• पश्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Kumāra (Skanda/Kārttikeya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Parvata-devatās (mountains)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kumāra speaks with raised hand in abhaya and a warrior’s stance; the mountains relax from fear; devas watch as witnesses; the unseen ‘pāpiṣṭha’ foe is implied beyond the frame.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra
• Skanda
• Kārttikeya
• Mountains (Nagāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine courage protects dharma—fear and despair are replaced by steadfast resolve in the presence of the righteous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to the Kedārakhaṇḍa, centered on Kedāra (Kedarnath region) within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it is a narrative proclamation of protection and the defeat of adharma.