Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

करींद्रकरतुल्याभिर्धाराभिः पूरितं जगत् । शांतमाग्नेयमस्त्रं च विलोक्येंद्रश्चकार ह

Transliteration

karīṃdrakaratulyābhirdhārābhiḥ pūritaṃ jagat | śāṃtamāgneyamastraṃ ca vilokyeṃdraścakāra ha

Translation

Mit Strömen gleich den Rüsseln königlicher Elefanten wurde die Welt überflutet. Als Indra sah, dass das Agneya-Astra erloschen war, handelte er daraufhin.

Word by Word

• करीन्द्रकरतुल्याभिः: with (streams) like elephant-trunks
• करीन्द्रकरतुल्याभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—करीन्द्रस्य करः इव तुल्याः (equal to elephant-lord’s trunks/hands)

• धाराभिः: by streams (of water)
• धाराभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• पूरितम्: filled
• पूरितम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूरित (कृदन्त, √पॄ/√पूर् (धातु), क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, कर्मणि भावः—‘filled’

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शान्तम्: pacified, quenched
• शान्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त, √शम् (धातु), क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त—‘pacified/quenched’

• आग्नेयम्: fiery (Agni’s)
• आग्नेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आग्नेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘of Agni, fiery’

• अस्त्रम्: weapon/missile
• अस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-बोधक)

• विलोक्य: having seen
• विलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्ग—वि; ‘having seen’

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• चकार: did/made
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात, पदपूरण/एवकारार्थ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gigantic water-streams, thick as elephant trunks, crash down and spread across the world; the fiery Agneya weapon is visibly subdued—embers dim, smoke turns to steam—while Indra, alert and decisive, prepares his next missile.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Āgneyāstra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The elements are mutually restraining; wise leadership observes changing conditions and responds with measured action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None—this is not a tīrtha-māhātmya verse; it continues the battle narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—no ritual or pilgrimage instruction occurs in this śloka.