Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

फेनं करस्थं दृष्ट्वा तु असुरा जहसुस्तदा

Transliteration

phenaṃ karasthaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu asurā jahasustadā

Translation

কিন্তু তেওঁৰ হাতত ফেন দেখি সেই সময়ত অসুৰসকলে হাঁহিলে।

Word by Word

• फेनम्: foam
• फेनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• करस्थम्: held in the hand
• करस्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (in the hand), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (फेनम् इत्यस्य)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• असुराः: the Asuras
• असुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• जहसुः: laughed
• जहसुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Asuras burst into laughter upon seeing Indra holding mere foam; their faces show scorn; Indra remains poised, the foam glowing strangely, hinting at impending reversal.

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Indra
• Foam (phena)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mockery born of ignorance blinds one to dharma’s hidden power; the subtle can overcome the mighty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative setting; no specific tirtha is named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.