Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

शस्त्रास्त्रोद्यतपाणींस्तान्सुरानाधूय सर्वशः । ददर्श कर्तरीयंत्रममृतोपरिसंस्थितम्

Transliteration

śastrāstrodyatapāṇīṃstānsurānādhūya sarvaśaḥ | dadarśa kartarīyaṃtramamṛtoparisaṃsthitam

Translation

Indem er jene Götter, deren Hände mit Waffen und Geschossen erhoben waren, ringsum abschüttelte, erblickte er den scherenartigen Mechanismus, der über dem Amṛta, dem heiligen Nektar, angebracht war.

Word by Word

• śastra: weapons
• śastra: Purvapada (Compound-member/पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासपूर्वपद)

• astra: missiles
• astra: Purvapada (Compound-member/पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासपूर्वपद)

• udyata: raised/held up
• udyata: Purvapada (Compound-member/पूर्वपद)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud + √yam (धातु) + kta (क्त) → udyata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासमध्यपद); क्त-प्रत्यय

• pāṇīn: hands
• pāṇīn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; समासान्तपद

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• surān: gods
• surān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• ādhūya: having shaken off/dispersed
• ādhūya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā + √dhū (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यप्) → ādhūya (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• sarvaśaḥ: completely
• sarvaśaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (in every way/entirely)

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kartarīyantram: the scissor-like device/contrivance
• kartarīyantram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kartarī + yantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कर्तर्याः यन्त्रम्)

• amṛta: nectar
• amṛta: Purvapada (Compound-member/पूर्वपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासपूर्वपद)

• upari: upon/above
• upari: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari (अव्यय)
• Form: उपरी-देशवाचक-अव्यय (above/on)

• saṃsthitam: placed/positioned
• saṃsthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + √sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त) → saṃsthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; विशेषण (of kartarīyantram)

Speaker

Narrator (Skanda in Kāśī-khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amṛta-kośa (mythic)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa shakes off weapon-raised gods and sees above the nectar a terrifying scissor-like contraption—blades poised to cut—glinting over the amṛta vessel.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Surāḥ (Devas)
• Amṛta
• Kartarī-yantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Higher boons are guarded by formidable protections; attainment requires both power and the wisdom to overcome obstacles without being cut down by them.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it remains a celestial episode within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.