Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

एतयोश्च प्रभावेन शैवेन कवचेन च । द्विषट्सहस्रनागानां बलेन महतापि च

Transliteration

etayośca prabhāvena śaivena kavacena ca | dviṣaṭsahasranāgānāṃ balena mahatāpi ca

Translation

Durch die Macht dieser beiden und auch durch die śaivische Schutzrüstung, und zudem durch die gewaltige Kraft von zweimal sechstausend Elefanten,

Word by Word

• एतयोः: of these two
• एतयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रभावेन: by the power
• प्रभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• शैवेन: Śaiva, belonging to Śiva
• शैवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Śiva)

• कवचेन: by the armor
• कवचेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• द्विषट्सहस्रनागानाम्: of the twelve-thousand elephants
• द्विषट्सहस्रनागानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि-षट्-सहस्र-नाग (प्रातिपदिक; द्विगु-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; संख्या-पूर्वपद-द्विगु (‘द्विषट्सहस्र’ = 12000)

• बलेन: by the strength
• बलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• महतापि: also by the great (strength)
• महतापि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; अपि = निपात (also)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Ṛṣabha (yogī-sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hero is shown donning a luminous Śaiva protective armor inscribed with sacred marks; behind him stands a vast line of elephants, tusks adorned, forming an unstoppable wall.

Characters & Entities

• śaiva kavaca
• khaḍga
• śaṅkha
• nāga/gaja (elephants)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Protection and success are framed as a convergence of divine aids—kavaca, empowered implements, and bestowed strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use/wearing of the Śaiva kavaca is referenced; the rest lists empowering factors.