Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

दंडं मुमोच कोपेन ज्वालामालासमाकुलम् । स गदां वियति प्राप्य ररासांबुधरोद्धतम्

Transliteration

daṃḍaṃ mumoca kopena jvālāmālāsamākulam | sa gadāṃ viyati prāpya rarāsāṃbudharoddhatam

Translation

Im Zorn schleuderte er seinen Stab, umwunden von Girlanden aus Flammen. Als er die Keule mitten am Himmel erreichte, dröhnte er wie eine aufgetürmte, rasende Sturmwolke.

Word by Word

• दण्डम्: a staff/rod
• दण्डम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुमोच: released/let go
• मुमोच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कोपेन: with anger
• कोपेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्वालामालासमाकुलम्: surrounded by garlands of flames
• ज्वालामालासमाकुलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वाला + माला + समाकुल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘ज्वालामालाभिः समाकुलम्’ (filled with garlands of flames)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गदाम्: the mace
• गदाम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वियति: in the sky
• वियति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having reached/encountered
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); अव्ययभाव

• ररास: roared/resounded
• ररास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रास्/रस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ध्वन्यर्थक

• अम्बुधरोद्धतम्: swollen/raised by clouds
• अम्बुधरोद्धतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अम्बुधर + उद्धत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अम्बुधरैः उद्धतम्’ (raised/agitated by clouds)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama, enraged, releases his staff encircled by garlands of flame; it meets the oncoming mace in the open sky, erupting with a cloud-like roar.

Characters & Entities

• Daṇḍa
• Gadā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked anger manifests as destructive force; true valor is meant to protect dharma, not be driven by rage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this verse; it is part of a martial narrative within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, focusing on the clash of weapons.