Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

भृशं संताडिता भेरी कंपयामास सा जगत् । स्मरणाद्दैत्यराजस्य पर्वतेभ्यो महासुराः

Transliteration

bhṛśaṃ saṃtāḍitā bherī kaṃpayāmāsa sā jagat | smaraṇāddaityarājasya parvatebhyo mahāsurāḥ

Translation

Heftig geschlagen ließ jene Kriegstrommel die Welt erbeben. Schon beim bloßen Gedenken (Ruf) an den Daitya-König traten große Asuras aus den Bergen hervor.

Word by Word

• bhṛśam: greatly, intensely
• bhṛśam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रता-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: greatly)

• saṃtāḍitā: beaten, struck
• saṃtāḍitā: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ + tāḍ (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), विशेषण (bherī-विशेषण)

• bherī: the drum
• bherī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bherī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• kaṃpayāmāsa: caused to tremble
• kaṃpayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kamp (धातु) (णिच् causative: kampay-)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• sā: she/that (drum)
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to bherī)

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• smaraṇāt: from (the) remembrance
• smaraṇāt: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• daitya-rājasya: of the demon-king
• daitya-rājasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• parvatebhyaḥ: from the mountains
• parvatebhyaḥ: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), बहुवचन

• mahā-surāḥ: great demons
• mahā-surāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per section convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A colossal drum reverberates; the earth seems to tremble; from mountain caves and crags, gigantic asuras emerge—silhouettes against peaks, dust clouds, banners rising.

Characters & Entities

• Daityarāja (Tāraka)
• Mahāsuras
• Parvatas (mountains)
• Bherī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic imagery shows how collective adharma can shake the world—yet such shaking signals an imminent divine response restoring balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; “mountains” are a mythic setting, not a named pilgrimage site here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.