Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तदस्माकं कुतो भावो मा विश्वं नाशय प्रभो । योगीश्वरं गुहं चापि संमानयितुमर्हसि

Transliteration

tadasmākaṃ kuto bhāvo mā viśvaṃ nāśaya prabho | yogīśvaraṃ guhaṃ cāpi saṃmānayitumarhasi

Translation

پھر ہمارے لیے کیا امید باقی رہے گی؟ اے پروردگار، اس جہان کو ہلاک نہ کیجیے۔ یوگیوں کے ایشور، گُہَ کو بھی آپ عزت دینے کے لائق ہیں۔

Word by Word

• तत्: that/therefore
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्माकं: of us
• अस्माकं: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• कुतः: whence/how
• कुतः: Hetu-prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक-निपात (interrogative adverb)

• भावः: state/possibility
• भावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (Prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपात (prohibitive particle)

• विश्वं: the world
• विश्वं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• नाशय: destroy
• नाशय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश्/नाशय् (धातु; causative from √नश्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• योगीश्वरं: the Lord of yogis
• योगीश्वरं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगिनाम् ईश्वरः)

• गुहं: Guha (Skanda)
• गुहं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/समुच्चय (also/even)

• संमानयितुम्: to honor
• संमानयितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √मान् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थ (purpose)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are worthy
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator/Devotee voice within the episode (contextual; addressing Dharma)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A supreme ‘Prabhu’ addressed in the verse; and Guha is referenced

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee or deity pleads: ‘Do not destroy the world’; Guha appears as Yogīśvara—youthful, radiant, with spear (śakti/vel), yet serene like a yogin; the addressed Lord is implored to honor him.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Guha (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Yogīśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic welfare rests on Dharma; honoring divine beings like Guha sustains harmony rather than conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly named; the emphasis is on maintaining dharmic order within the sacred narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional-social prescription: offer proper honor (saṁmāna) to Guha (Skanda), revered as Yogīśvara.