Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

ततो देवाब्रुवन्विप्र दैत्यानां निधनायनः । शस्त्रनिर्माणकार्यार्थं तवास्थीनि प्रयच्छ वै

Transliteration

tato devābruvanvipra daityānāṃ nidhanāyanaḥ | śastranirmāṇakāryārthaṃ tavāsthīni prayaccha vai

Translation

Da sprachen die Götter: „O Brahmane, zur Vernichtung der Dāityas, gib uns wahrlich deine Gebeine, damit wir Waffen schmieden.“

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb of sequence)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• अब्रुवन्: said/spoke
• अब्रुवन्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• दैत्यानाम्: of the daityas/demons
• दैत्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• निधनाय: for the destruction
• निधनाय: Sampradāna/Prayojana (Purpose/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose)

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; एनक्लिटिक

• शस्त्रनिर्माणकार्यार्थम्: for the purpose of the task of weapon-making
• शस्त्रनिर्माणकार्यार्थम्: Karma (Object/Purpose-accusative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्माण (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रधान): शस्त्रस्य निर्माणस्य कार्यस्य अर्थः = for the purpose of the work of making weapons

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• अस्थीनि: bones
• अस्थीनि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• प्रयच्छ: give/grant
• प्रयच्छ: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः प्र-

• वै: indeed/please
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of sages/devotees (not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of radiant devas respectfully address a brāhmaṇa-sage, requesting his bones to forge weapons to destroy the Dāityas.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dāityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme dāna can take the form of self-offering for the protection of dharma and the defeat of adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode occurs within Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s sacred frame; the verse itself centers on the devas’ request rather than a tīrtha description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A form of extraordinary dāna (offering even one’s body/bones) is implied for a righteous cause.