Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तेनेदमखिलं जातं निस्तेजो भुवनत्रयम् । अकालतमसा व्याप्ते सकले भुवनत्रये

Transliteration

tenedamakhilaṃ jātaṃ nistejo bhuvanatrayam | akālatamasā vyāpte sakale bhuvanatraye

Translation

Daraus entstand dies alles: Die drei Welten wurden ihres Glanzes beraubt. Unzeitige Finsternis durchdrang das gesamte dreifache Weltall.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (here: subject)

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of इदम्/भुवनत्रयम्)

• जातम्: became/arose
• जातम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (became/was born)

• निस्तेजः: devoid of radiance
• निस्तेजः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग/निपात-पूर्वक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of भुवनत्रयम्)

• भुवनत्रयम्: the three worlds
• भुवनत्रयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (of implied 'was')
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (three worlds)

• अकाल-तमसा: by untimely darkness
• अकाल-तमसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकाल + तमस् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (untimely darkness)

• व्याप्ते: (being) pervaded
• व्याप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्य्-आप् (धातु) → व्याप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सप्तमी-द्विवचन?; here: सप्तमी-एकवचन/locative absolute sense with भुवनत्रये (when ... was pervaded)

• सकले: in the whole
• सकले: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (of भुवनत्रये)

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवनत्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), continuing the narrative (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The three worlds dim; sun and moon seem eclipsed by an unnatural, premature darkness spreading like a living cloud across heavens, earth, and nether regions.

Characters & Entities

• Three Worlds (Trailokya)
• Aruṇācala
• Śiva
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine radiance is veiled, even the three worlds lose vitality; it points seekers toward the restoring grace of Śiva-Śakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Aruṇācalamāhātmya context links cosmic darkness to the eventual revelation of Arunachala’s saving presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.