Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

देवैः स्कंदानुगैश्चैव कृतं शस्त्रैः पराङ्मुखम् । अथो क्रुष्टं तदा हृष्टैः सर्वैर्देवैर्मुदायुतैः

Transliteration

devaiḥ skaṃdānugaiścaiva kṛtaṃ śastraiḥ parāṅmukham | atho kruṣṭaṃ tadā hṛṣṭaiḥ sarvairdevairmudāyutaiḥ

Translation

Durch die Götter und Skandas Gefolgsleute wurden sie mit Waffen zurückgedrängt und zum Rückzug gezwungen. Da erhoben alle Götter, von Freude durchströmt, einen triumphierenden Ruf.

Word by Word

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• स्कन्दानुगैः: by Skanda's followers
• स्कन्दानुगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्कन्दस्य अनुगाः)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कृतम्: was made/done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे भावः/फलम्

• शस्त्रैः: with weapons
• शस्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• पराङ्मुखम्: turned back, made to retreat
• पराङ्मुखम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराङ्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कृतम्/कार्यं)

• अथो: then indeed
• अथो: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय) + उ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-संयोगः; अथ (sequence) + उ (emphasis)

• क्रुष्टम्: a shout was raised
• क्रुष्टम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘क्रुष्टम्’ = ‘उच्चैः शब्दः कृतः’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• हृष्टैः: by the delighted
• हृष्टैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (कृदन्त, हृष्-धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (देवैः)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (देवैः)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• मुदायुतैः: filled with joy
• मुदायुतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (मुदया आयुताः/युक्ताः)

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gods and Skanda’s followers surge forward; the demon ranks turn their backs in retreat under a hail of divine weapons; the devas lift arms and shout in triumph, faces bright with harṣa.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Skanda
• Skandānugas (Skanda’s followers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective divine effort in service of dharma brings victory; righteous allies rejoice in the restoration of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates retreat and celebration after battle.