Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

शत्रुक्षयमवाप्नोति तेजस्वी जायते भुवि

Transliteration

śatrukṣayamavāpnoti tejasvī jāyate bhuvi

Translation

ينال فناء الأعداء، ويولد في الأرض ذا بهاءٍ وقوّة.

Word by Word

• शत्रुक्षयम्: destruction of enemies
• शत्रुक्षयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शत्रूणां क्षयः)

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तेजस्वी: radiant, powerful
• तेजस्वी: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (as predicate adjective)

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śikhitīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, now radiant, stands protected by an aura of Śiva’s tejas; adversarial figures recede or dissolve, symbolizing śatru-kṣaya.

Characters & Entities

• Śikhitīrtha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred observance strengthens both inner splendor (tejas) and outer protection, showing dharma’s power in worldly life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The result pertains to the Śikhitīrtha observance described in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No additional prescription; it summarizes benefits resulting from the established Śikhitīrtha rite.