Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

ततोऽसौ तपसा युक्तः सार्द्धं तैर्देवतागणैः । सगणं रावणं रामः षड्भिर्मासैरजीहनत् । विष्णुना घातितः शस्त्रैः शिवसारूप्यमाप्तवान्

Transliteration

tato'sau tapasā yuktaḥ sārddhaṃ tairdevatāgaṇaiḥ | sagaṇaṃ rāvaṇaṃ rāmaḥ ṣaḍbhirmāsairajīhanat | viṣṇunā ghātitaḥ śastraiḥ śivasārūpyamāptavān

Translation

Daraufhin tötete Rāma, durch Askese gestärkt und von den Scharen der Gottheiten begleitet, Rāvaṇa samt seinem Heer innerhalb von sechs Monaten. Von Viṣṇus Waffen niedergestreckt, erlangte er die Gleichgestalt mit Śiva (Śiva-sārūpya).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अपादान/अनन्तरार्थक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: then/from that)

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• yuktaḥ: endowed/engaged
• yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (युज् धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past participle: joined/endowed)

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahārtha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सहार्थक-उपपद (with/together)

• taiḥ: with those
• taiḥ: Sahārtha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम (Instrumental plural masculine/neuter)

• devatā-gaṇaiḥ: with the groups of deities
• devatā-gaṇaiḥ: Sahārtha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवतānāṃ gaṇāḥ) (Instrumental plural)

• sa-gaṇam: along with his retinue
• sa-gaṇam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स-उपसर्गसदृश) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अव्ययीभावः (सगणम् = गणेन सह) (Accusative singular neuter used adverbially/qualifying object)

• rāvaṇam: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• ṣaḍbhiḥ: by six
• ṣaḍbhiḥ: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम् (Instrumental plural: by six)

• māsaiḥ: months
• māsaiḥ: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)

• ajīhanat: slew/struck down
• ajīhanat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; अ-आगमः, जिघांसार्थक-रूपम् (he struck/killed)

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu
• viṣṇunā: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• ghātitaḥ: slain
• ghātitaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghātita (हन्/घात् causative-base; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः कर्मणि (past passive participle: slain)

• śastraiḥ: with weapons
• śastraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)

• śiva-sārūpyam: identity/likeness with Śiva
• śiva-sārūpyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + sārūpya (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य सारूप्यम्) (Accusative singular)

• āptavān: obtained
• āptavān: Kriya (Resultant action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु) + vat (वत्-प्रत्यय; क्तवतुँ-समर्थ)
• Form: कृदन्त-रूपम्: क्तवतुँ (past active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; परोक्षभूतार्थे (having obtained)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A climactic battlefield tableau: Rāma with devas around him, empowered by tapas, confronting Rāvaṇa and his host; the fall of Rāvaṇa is shown with a luminous transition—his spirit rising toward a Śiva-like radiance, indicating śiva-sārūpya.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Viṣṇu
• Śiva
• Devatāgaṇa (hosts of deities)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas allied with divine purpose brings decisive victory, and even a fallen foe may attain a higher state through the Lord’s dispensation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-khaṇḍa context glorifies Kedāra as a Śaiva realm where Śiva’s grace and the highest spiritual attainments are praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes tapas and divine alignment as the effective means.