Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

तदा निर्भयमापन्नः श्वेतराजो महामनाः । भक्त्या च परया मुक्तो बभूव कृतनिश्चयः

Transliteration

tadā nirbhayamāpannaḥ śvetarājo mahāmanāḥ | bhaktyā ca parayā mukto babhūva kṛtaniścayaḥ

Translation

ครั้งนั้นพระเศวตราชาผู้มีจิตใจยิ่งใหญ่ได้บรรลุความไร้ภัย ครั้นหลุดพ้นด้วยภักติอันสูงสุดแล้ว ก็ทรงมั่นคงในปณิธานมุ่งสู่พระศิวะ

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• निर्भयम्: fearlessness
• निर्भयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; प्राप्त्यर्थे (object of ‘āpannaḥ’)

• आपन्नः: having attained
• आपन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘āpanna’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘प्राप्तः/प्रविष्टः’

• श्वेतराजः: King Śveta
• श्वेतराजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• महामनाः: great-minded
• महामनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः ‘महान् मनः यस्य सः’

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• परया: supreme
• परया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘भक्त्या’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मुक्तः: liberated
• मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘mukta’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• कृतनिश्चयः: firmly resolved
• कृतनिश्चयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ, क्त) + निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः ‘कृतः निश्चयः यस्य सः’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Śveta stands serene, fear dissolved; he offers flowers/bilva at a Śiva-liṅga, eyes steady, posture firm; a subtle aura indicates ‘mukta’ state; attendants and landscape calm after the earlier drama.

Characters & Entities

• Śveta (King Śveta)
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme devotion stabilizes the mind and leads to liberation and fearlessness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa), presented as a field of Śiva’s liberating grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on inner bhakti and unwavering commitment.