Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 173

Devanagari script

तदेंद्रो वज्रमुत्सृज्य प्रांजलिः शरणं ययौ । तस्याभयं ददौ स्कंदः सहसैन्यस्य सत्तमः

Transliteration

tadeṃdro vajramutsṛjya prāṃjaliḥ śaraṇaṃ yayau | tasyābhayaṃ dadau skaṃdaḥ sahasainyasya sattamaḥ

Translation

তখন ইন্দ্র বজ্র ত্যাগ করে করজোড়ে শরণ নিল। সেনাপতিদের শ্রেষ্ঠ স্কন্দ তাকে অভয় দান করলেন।

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वज्रम्: thunderbolt
• वज्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उत्सृज्य: having thrown away
• उत्सृज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्-√सृज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having cast away/released’

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined palms
• प्राञ्जलिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘hands joined’

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म (object of ‘go’)

• ययौ: went, resorted to
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्य: to him/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अभयम्: fearlessness, assurance of safety
• अभयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सहसैन्यस्य: of (him) with his army
• सहसैन्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘सह सैन्येन’/‘सहसैन्य’ = with (his) army)

• सत्तमः: the best, excellent
• सत्तमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त (superlative)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra drops the thunderbolt, folds his hands, and bows; Skanda, serene and majestic as commander, raises a hand in abhaya-mudrā, granting safety even to Indra’s forces.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Skanda
• Vajra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True refuge (śaraṇāgati) is met with protection; divine leadership is compassionate as well as powerful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; the focus is on Skanda’s protective grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights the inner act of surrender (folded hands, seeking refuge).