Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

पुत्र राक्षसशार्दूल कुरूणां कुलवर्धन । कुशलं सर्वतः कच्चित्किमर्थस्ते समागमः

Transliteration

putra rākṣasaśārdūla kurūṇāṃ kulavardhana | kuśalaṃ sarvataḥ kaccitkimarthaste samāgamaḥ

Translation

“Hỡi con—hổ giữa loài Rākṣasa, người làm hưng thịnh dòng Kuru—con có được an lành mọi bề chăng? Con đến đây vì duyên cớ gì?”

Word by Word

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• राक्षसशार्दूल: O tiger among Rakshasas
• राक्षसशार्दूल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस-शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक; राक्षस + शार्दूल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (राक्षसः शार्दूल इव)

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• कुरूणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• कुलवर्धन: O increaser of the lineage
• कुलवर्धन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल-वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक; कुल + वर्धन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कुलस्य वर्धनः)

• कुशलम्: well-being
• कुशलम्: Karma (Predicate nominal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• सर्वतः: in every way
• सर्वतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘in every way’

• कच्चित्: is it (so)? / I hope
• कच्चित्: Sambandha (Interrogative particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक निपात (interrogative particle)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Predicate interrogative/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• अर्थः: purpose
• अर्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समागमः: arrival/coming
• समागमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्+आ+गम् (धातु) → समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भाववाचक (coming/meeting)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa, seated regally, leans forward with a gentle yet commanding gaze, addressing the visitor as ‘son’; courtiers watch as the Lord asks about his welfare and purpose.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Kuru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with right conduct—greeting with concern for another’s welfare and asking the purpose of a visit with clarity and respect.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative dialogue within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a courteous inquiry (kuśala-praśna), not a ritual instruction.