Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

ततः सा दानवेंद्रस्य शैलमाया न्यवर्तत । निवृत्तशैलमायोऽथ दानवेंद्रो मदोत्कटः

Transliteration

tataḥ sā dānaveṃdrasya śailamāyā nyavartata | nivṛttaśailamāyo'tha dānaveṃdro madotkaṭaḥ

Translation

ثم انقشع وهم الجبل الذي صنعه ملك الدانافا. وعندما زالت تلك المايا الجبلية، اتخذ سيد الدانافا، الشرس بكبريائه المسكر، شكلاً آخر.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• sā: she/that (illusion)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dānava-indrasya: of the Dānava-lord
• dānava-indrasya: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'दानवानाम् इन्द्रस्य'

• śaila-māyā: the mountain-illusion
• śaila-māyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'शैलरूपा माया' (mountain-illusion)

• nyavartata: ceased/returned
• nyavartata: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; नि-उपसर्ग; √वृत् = to turn back/cease

• nivṛtta-śaila-māyaḥ: whose mountain-illusion had ceased
• nivṛtta-śaila-māyaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nivṛtta (ni-√vṛt, क्त) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'निवृत्ता शैलमाया यस्य' (having his mountain-illusion withdrawn)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• dānava-indraḥ: the Dānava-lord
• dānava-indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mada-utkaṭaḥ: fierce with intoxication/pride
• mada-utkaṭaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mada (प्रातिपदिक) + utkaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'मदेन उत्कटः'

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The mountain-form illusion collapses back into the daitya’s original stature; dust settles, waters still flow, and the daitya-king stands glaring—swollen with pride—preparing another transformation.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava-king
• Śaila-māyā (mountain illusion)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When one mask of delusion falls, pride can quickly adopt another; vigilance is required until ego is truly subdued.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.