Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

विद्युज्जिह्वस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रो धूम्राक्षो भीमविक्रमः । माली चैव सुमाली च माल्यवानतिभीषमः

Transliteration

vidyujjihvastīkṣṇadaṃṣṭro dhūmrākṣo bhīmavikramaḥ | mālī caiva sumālī ca mālyavānatibhīṣamaḥ

Translation

วิทยุชิหวะ ตีกษณทังษฏระ และธูมรากษะผู้มีเดชานุภาพน่าสะพรึง; อีกทั้งมาลี สุมาลี และมาลยวาน—น่าหวาดผวายิ่งนัก

Word by Word

• विद्युज्जिह्वः: Vidyujjihva (name; ‘lightning-tongued’)
• विद्युज्जिह्वः: Apposition/Name (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् + जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (विद्युत्-सदृशी जिह्वा यस्य/विद्युत्-जिह्वा)

• तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रः: Tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra (name; ‘sharp-fanged’)
• तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रः: Apposition/Name (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीक्ष्ण + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (तीक्ष्णा दंष्ट्रा यस्य)

• धूम्राक्षः: Dhūmrākṣa (name; ‘smoke-eyed’)
• धूम्राक्षः: Apposition/Name (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम्र + अक्षि/अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (धूम्राणि अक्षीणि यस्य)

• भीमविक्रमः: Bhīmavikrama (name; ‘of terrible prowess’)
• भीमविक्रमः: Apposition/Name (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भीमः विक्रमः यस्य/भीम-विक्रमः)

• माली: Mālī (name)
• माली: Apposition/Name (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (mālin)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• सुमाली: Sumālī (name)
• सुमाली: Apposition/Name (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + माली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु- ‘good/very’ + माली)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• माल्यवान्: Mālyavān (name; ‘garlanded’)
• माल्यवान्: Apposition/Name (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वत्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

• अतिभीषमः: very dreadful
• अतिभीषमः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + भीषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (माल्यवान् इति); कर्मधारयः (अति- ‘very’ + भीषम)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-context deduction

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession-like tableau of named rākṣasas—lightning-tongued, sharp-fanged, smoke-eyed—yet framed as part of a sacred narrative orbiting a Śiva-liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Vidyujjihva
• Tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra
• Dhūmrākṣa
• Mālī
• Sumālī
• Mālyavān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text juxtaposes fearsome power with the larger context of devotion, implying that strength becomes meaningful when oriented toward worship and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s sacred field, within which the Purāṇa frames exemplary devotion to Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it continues the enumeration of prominent beings in the Śiva-devotional narrative.