Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

न शर्म लभते सेना तस्मात्त्वमभिषेचय । महीसागरसंभूतैः पुण्यैश्चापि शिवैर्जलैः

Transliteration

na śarma labhate senā tasmāttvamabhiṣecaya | mahīsāgarasaṃbhūtaiḥ puṇyaiścāpi śivairjalaiḥ

Translation

لشکر کو سکون نہیں ملتا؛ اس لیے تم ابھیشیک قبول کرو—زمین اور سمندر سے پیدا ہونے والے بابرکت، مقدس، شِو کے منگل جل سے۔

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• śarma: comfort, peace
• śarma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• senā: the army
• senā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: tad)
• Form: हेतौ-अव्ययप्रयोगः; मूलतः तद्-शब्दस्य पञ्चमी एकवचन (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• abhiṣecaya: anoint (perform consecration)
• abhiṣecaya: Kriya (Injunction/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sic (धातु) + abhi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative sense not intended (simple imperative)

• mahī-sāgara-saṃbhūtaiḥ: with (waters) arisen from the earth-ocean
• mahī-sāgara-saṃbhūtaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhūta (कृदन्त, √bhū)
• Form: बहुवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (जलैः इति नपुंसक-बहुवचनान्वयः); समासः: मह्याः सागरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + तस्मात् सम्भूत (पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ)

• puṇyaiḥ: holy, meritorious
• puṇyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भावार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• śivaiḥ: auspicious
• śivaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• jalaiḥ: with waters
• jalaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Śakra (Indra) and the Devas (within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense encampment of soldiers; elders/priests counsel a leader to accept abhiṣeka. Golden vessels hold mixed waters—river and ocean—glinting under a Śaiva banner; conch and drum signal a rite meant to bring peace.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Devas
• Senā (army)
• Mahī (earth)
• Sāgara (ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual consecration aligns collective welfare with sacred order; peace comes when leadership is ritually and morally established.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse emphasizes sacred waters in general (earth- and ocean-sourced), within the Mahī riverbank narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka using puṇya and śiva (auspicious) waters—suggesting a multi-source tīrtha-jala consecration.