Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

शंखांश्च पूरयामासुश्चिक्षिपुर्देवता भृशम्

Transliteration

śaṃkhāṃśca pūrayāmāsuścikṣipurdevatā bhṛśam

Translation

Und die Devas bliesen ihre Muschelhörner laut auf und schleuderten ihre Geschosse mit großer Wucht.

Word by Word

• śaṃkhān: conches
• śaṃkhān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Acc, Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (निपात)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pūrayāmāsuḥ: filled, blew (conches)
• pūrayāmāsuḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pṝ (धातु, causative)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) (Perfect, 3rd person, Plural)

• cikṣipuḥ: threw, hurled
• cikṣipuḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (Perfect, 3rd person, Plural)

• devatāḥ: the gods (deities)
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nom, Plural)

• bhṛśam: greatly, vehemently
• bhṛśam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रता-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb of intensity)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas raise conches to their lips; the air ripples with the blast as they simultaneously hurl shining missiles, forming a luminous counter-wave against the asuras.

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The conch-blast signifies dharmic resolve and divine mobilization against disorder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the conch-blowing here is martial symbolism, not a ritual injunction.