Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

कुबेरेण च संगम्य कूष्मांडानां पतिः स्वयम् । वरुणेन समं युद्धं मुंडश्चैव महाबलः

Transliteration

kubereṇa ca saṃgamya kūṣmāṃḍānāṃ patiḥ svayam | varuṇena samaṃ yuddhaṃ muṃḍaścaiva mahābalaḥ

Translation

کُبیر کے ساتھ مل کر کُوشمانڈوں کا سردار خود آگے بڑھا؛ اور نہایت زورآور مُنڈا ورُن کے ساتھ برابر کی جنگ میں جُٹ گیا۔

Word by Word

• कुबेरेण: with Kubera
• कुबेरेण: Sahakāraka (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

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

• संगम्य: having met
• संगम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल; having met/after meeting

• कूष्मांडानाम्: of the Kūṣmāṇḍas
• कूष्मांडानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Emphasis to subject)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (emphatic particle/adverb)

• वरुणेन: with Varuṇa
• वरुणेन: Sahakāraka (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• समम्: together/equally
• समम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘equally/together’

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• मुंडः: Muṇḍa
• मुंडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Viśeṣaṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A battlefield tableau: Kubera’s presence with yakṣa-guhyaka aura; the Kūṣmāṇḍa-lord advancing; Muṇḍa, massive and grim, locked in an even duel with Varuṇa amid swirling waters and weapon-flashes.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Kūṣmāṇḍa-pati (Lord of Kūṣmāṇḍas)
• Varuṇa
• Muṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse portrays cosmic order as a vast hierarchy where even guardians like Kubera and Varuṇa participate in divinely directed outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra sacred geography frames the chapter; this particular verse is narrative rather than a direct tīrtha-phala statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.