Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

अपाकर्षत दूरं स तस्माद्देवभृतस्तथा । तपोबालाच्च सा तस्य न वध्यत्वं जगाम ह

Transliteration

apākarṣata dūraṃ sa tasmāddevabhṛtastathā | tapobālācca sā tasya na vadhyatvaṃ jagāma ha

Translation

Indra, der Träger der Götter, schleifte sie weit von jenem Ort fort; doch durch die Kraft ihres Tapas wurde sie ihm nicht preisgegeben—er vermochte sie nicht zu bezwingen.

Word by Word

• apākarṣata: dragged/pulled away
• apākarṣata: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-ā√kṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dūram: far away
• dūram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasmāt: from that (place)
• tasmāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• devabhṛtaḥ: from the devabhṛt (sacred place/one connected with gods)
• devabhṛtaḥ: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devabhṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; 'देवभृत्' = देवसेवक/देवधारक (contextual epithet)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रम (also/likewise)

• tapo-balāt: due to the power of austerity
• tapo-balāt: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tapasaḥ balam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• vadhyatvam: killability/vulnerability to being slain
• vadhyatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadhyatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• jagāma: went/attained
• jagāma: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle), कथन-प्रत्यय (indeed)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant and forceful, attempts to drag the tapasvinī away; despite movement, she remains composed, surrounded by a subtle aura indicating tapas-bala that prevents harm.

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas generates protective spiritual force; steadfast virtue makes one unconquerable by intimidation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit teaching: sustained tapas (austerity) is upheld as a source of spiritual strength.