Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

चंद्रसूर्यौ ग्रहास्तारा यच्चान्यद्देवपक्षतः । तच्च सर्वं निराकृत्य स्थापितो दैत्यपक्षकः

Transliteration

caṃdrasūryau grahāstārā yaccānyaddevapakṣataḥ | tacca sarvaṃ nirākṛtya sthāpito daityapakṣakaḥ

Translation

Sogar Mond und Sonne, die Planeten und Sterne—und alles, was zur Seite der Götter gehörte—wies er zurück und verdrängte es gänzlich und errichtete stattdessen die Herrschaft des Daitya-Heeres.

Word by Word

• caṃdra-sūryau: the moon and the sun
• caṃdra-sūryau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdra (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• grahāḥ: planets
• grahāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• tārāḥ: stars
• tārāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्यय (relative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• anyat: other (thing)
• anyat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• deva-pakṣataḥ: from the gods' side/party
• deva-pakṣataḥ: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषाधारित (देवपक्षात् = from the side/party of the gods)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• nirākṛtya: having rejected/removed
• nirākṛtya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nis+ā+√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• sthāpitaḥ: was established/installed
• sthāpitaḥ: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthāpita (कृदन्त; √sthā (धातु) णिच् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (causative PPP)

• daitya-pakṣakaḥ: supporter of the Daitya side
• daitya-pakṣakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दैत्यपक्षस्य पक्षकः/समर्थकः)

Speaker

Suras (the Devas), addressing Svayambhū (Brahmā)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Prabhu (the addressed lord)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sky itself is reconfigured: sun and moon dimmed or pushed aside, stars scattered; a dark banner of the daitya-host rises, while Devas’ symbols fall, conveying a coup of the cosmos.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Sūrya
• Grahāḥ
• Tārāḥ
• Daityas
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma seeks to overturn even the celestial order; dharma’s stability depends on divine alignment and righteous guardianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is cosmic and narrative rather than geographical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a usurpation of the devas’ cosmic domain.