Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

परिघायुधिनः पाशशूलमुद्गरपाणयः । असिलोमान्विताः केचिद्भुशुंडीपरिघायुधाः

Transliteration

parighāyudhinaḥ pāśaśūlamudgarapāṇayaḥ | asilomānvitāḥ kecidbhuśuṃḍīparighāyudhāḥ

Translation

Einige trugen eiserne Keulen als Waffen; andere hielten Schlingen, Dreizacke und Hämmer. Manche waren in eisenes, schwertgleich scharfes Panzerwerk gehüllt, und manche führten bhuśuṇḍīs und schwere Keulen als ihre Waffen.

Word by Word

• परिघायुधिनः: armed with iron clubs (parigha)
• परिघायुधिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिघ (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थः—परिघः आयुधं येषाम् (armed with clubs/iron bars)

• पाश-शूल-मुद्गर-पाणयः: having hands with nooses, tridents and maces
• पाश-शूल-मुद्गर-पाणयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + मुद्गर (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—येषां पाणयः पाशशूलमुद्गरैः युक्ताः (having hands bearing noose, trident, mace)

• असि-लोम-अन्विताः: endowed with sword-like bristles
• असि-लोम-अन्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोमन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ (इण्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; समासार्थः—असिलोमैः अन्विताः (accompanied/covered with sword-like bristles)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (some)

• भुशुंडी-परिघायुधाः: having bhusuṇḍī weapons and iron clubs
• भुशुंडी-परिघायुधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुशुंडी (प्रातिपदिक) + परिघ (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (भुशुंडी च परिघश्च आयुधे येषाम्) बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up vignettes of Daitya champions: some hefting iron clubs (parigha), others wielding nooses, tridents, and hammers; armor glinting like blades; a few carrying bhuśuṇḍīs and massive maces.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Pāśa (noose)
• Śūla (trident)
• Mudgara (hammer)
• Parigha (club)
• Bhuśuṇḍī (weapon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It depicts the aggressive arsenal of adharma, setting the stage for the Purāṇic assurance that divine order ultimately prevails.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.