Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

यो मे प्रतिबलश्चापि स मे भर्ता भविष्यति । एवं च समयं श्रुत्वा बहवो दैत्यराक्षसाः

Transliteration

yo me pratibalaścāpi sa me bhartā bhaviṣyati | evaṃ ca samayaṃ śrutvā bahavo daityarākṣasāḥ

Translation

“凡与我力等者，便当为我夫。”闻此约定，众多达那婆与罗刹纷纷前来应试。

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• मे: of me; my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• प्रतिबलः: equal in strength; a match
• प्रतिबलः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Nipāta (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षा/अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• भर्ता: husband; protector
• भर्ता: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• समयम्: the condition; the agreement
• समयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• दैत्यराक्षसाः: Daityas and Rakshasas
• दैत्यराक्षसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (daityāś ca rākṣasāś ca)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The heroine declares: ‘whoever is my equal in strength will be my husband’; a crowd of Dānavas and Rākṣasas gathers, bristling with weapons and arrogance, preparing to attempt the challenge.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Rākṣasas
• Kāmākhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma narratives portray worthiness as tested—strength and capability must match responsibility and alliance.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The legend continues to build the fame of Kāmākhyā’s sacred region through trials attracting powerful beings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it states a personal condition (samaya) rather than a religious rite.