Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं देवीकर्णाटयोस्तथा । ऋषीणां पश्यतां तत्र वणिजां च द्विजन्मनाम्

Transliteration

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ devīkarṇāṭayostathā | ṛṣīṇāṃ paśyatāṃ tatra vaṇijāṃ ca dvijanmanām

Translation

Darauf begann der Kampf zwischen der Göttin und Karṇāṭa; dort schauten die ṛṣis zu, ebenso Händler und die Zweimalgeborenen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तरार्थक (thereupon)

• प्रववृते: arose/began
• प्रववृते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत्त्/वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवीकर्णाटयोः: of Devī and Karṇāṭa
• देवीकर्णाटयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी + कर्णाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (देवी च कर्णाटश्च); षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Kriya (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (also/likewise)

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पश्यताम्: while (they) were watching
• पश्यताम्: Adhikarana (Locative absolute context/सापेक्ष-प्रयोग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कर्तरि शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (genitive absolute sense)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• वणिजाम्: of merchants
• वणिजाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• द्विजन्मनाम्: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजन्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (द्वे जन्मनी यस्य/येषाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A battlefield opens in a forest clearing: Devī faces Karṇāṭa; sages stand in a semicircle, merchants and dvijas behind them, all watching with awe and apprehension.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Mātaṅgī/Bhuvaneśvarī)
• Karṇāṭa
• ṛṣi
• vaṇij
• dvijanman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma disrupts sacred order, the presiding deity of the place manifests powerfully to restore dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, portrayed as a sanctified arena where the Devī directly protects her domain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes public witnessing of divine justice rather than a specific ritual act.