Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ततः क्रुद्धेन दैत्येन ह्याग्नेयं बाणमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddhena daityena hyāgneyaṃ bāṇamuttamam

Translation

তারপর ক্রুদ্ধ দৈত্য উৎকৃষ্ট আগ্নেয় বাণ, অগ্নি-অস্ত্র, নিক্ষেপ করল।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of sequence)

• kruddhena: by the enraged
• kruddhena: Karta (Agent-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kruddha (प्रातिपदिक; √krudh क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying daityena)

• daityena: by the Daitya (demon)
• daityena: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• āgneyam: fiery, of Agni
• āgneyam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgneya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying bāṇam)

• bāṇam: arrow
• bāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent, supreme
• uttamam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying bāṇam)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrotṛ community (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daitya, eyes blazing with anger, releases the Āgneya missile; a tongue of fire arcs from the bow, igniting the air, with sparks and smoke curling over the battlefield.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya (Tālamēgha implied)
• Āgneya Astra (fire weapon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When anger governs, power is misused; the Purāṇic astra imagery dramatizes how wrath fuels destructive intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this half-verse; the broader Revā Khaṇḍa context relates to the Narmadā sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.