Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

वीर्येणाद्येकवीरायाः कृत्वा लोकांश्च भस्मसात् । युगैकादशपूर्णत्वे विलक्षोऽभूत्स भस्मनि

Transliteration

vīryeṇādyekavīrāyāḥ kṛtvā lokāṃśca bhasmasāt | yugaikādaśapūrṇatve vilakṣo'bhūtsa bhasmani

Translation

Durch die uranfängliche Kraft Ekavīrās wurden die Welten zu Asche gemacht; und als elf Yugas vollendet waren, wurde er gekennzeichnet und unverwechselbar und blieb als Asche bestehen.

Word by Word

• वीर्येण: by (her) power
• वीर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with power)

• आद्य-एकवीरायाः: of the primordial Ekavīrā
• आद्य-एकवीरायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + एकवीरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of the primordial Ekavīrā)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (त्वान्त), Absolutive/Gerund: having done/made

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

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

• भस्मसात्: to ashes
• भस्मसात्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भस्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सात् (अव्यय/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययार्थ: 'भस्मत्वं नीत्वा' = to ashes

• युग-एकादश-पूर्णत्वे: at the completion of eleven yugas
• युग-एकादश-पूर्णत्वे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक) + एकादश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + पूर्णत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (at the completion of eleven yugas)

• विलक्षः: distinct
• विलक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (distinct/remarkable)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperfect: became/was

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular

• भस्मनि: in ashes
• भस्मनि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन्/भस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in ashes)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ekavīrā-sthāna (as implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ekavīrā’s primordial energy flares; the cosmos is shown dissolving into a vast field of sacred ash, with time indicated by cyclical yuga-wheels; a lone marked remnant stands ‘distinct in ash’.

Characters & Entities

• Ekavīrā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa magnifies Ekavīrā as primordial power governing cosmic time and dissolution, urging reverence for Śakti’s supremacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is theological/cosmological; it supports the northern Ekavīrā-sthāna context without naming a specific tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; it serves as praise (stuti) establishing the Goddess’s greatness.