Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

शङ्खं चक्रं गदां चापं संगृह्य परमेश्वरः । उत्थितो भोगपर्यङ्काद्देवानां पुरतस्तदा

Transliteration

śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ cāpaṃ saṃgṛhya parameśvaraḥ | utthito bhogaparyaṅkāddevānāṃ puratastadā

Translation

পরমেশ্বর শঙ্খ, চক্র, গদা ও ধনুক ধারণ করে তখন দেবতাদের সম্মুখেই শेषশয্যা থেকে উঠে দাঁড়ালেন।

Word by Word

• शङ्खम्: conch
• शङ्खम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• चक्रम्: discus, wheel
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

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

• आपम्: bow
• आपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘आप’ = धनुष्/आयुधविशेष (bow)

• संगृह्य: having taken up, having grasped
• संगृह्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund)

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समास: परमः ईश्वरः

• उत्थितः: rose up, stood up
• उत्थितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘उत्थित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकृत् (past participle)

• भोगपर्यङ्कात्: from the couch of enjoyment (serpent-bed)
• भोगपर्यङ्कात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग + पर्यङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; समास: भोगस्य पर्यङ्कः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• पुरतः: in front (of)
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in front of)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Supreme Lord rises from the serpent-couch (Ananta/Śeṣa), taking conch, discus, mace, and bow, before the assembled gods—an awe-filled moment of mobilization.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Viṣṇu in context)
• Śaṅkha
• Cakra
• Gadā
• Cāpa
• Devas
• Serpent-couch (Śeṣa implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the righteous seek refuge, divine protection becomes active—symbolized by the Lord taking up his dharma-establishing weapons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.