Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

अमृतांशुकरो भूत्वा जितो येन शशी द्विजाः । दाहकत्वाज्जितो वह्निरीशः कैलासतोलनात्

Transliteration

amṛtāṃśukaro bhūtvā jito yena śaśī dvijāḥ | dāhakatvājjito vahnirīśaḥ kailāsatolanāt

Translation

O Zweimalgeborene, durch ihn wurde selbst der Mond, zum Spender nektargleicher Strahlen geworden, bezwungen; das Feuer wurde in seiner Brennkraft bezwungen; und der Herr wurde durch das Emporheben des Kailāsa herausgefordert.

Word by Word

• अमृतांशुकरः: maker of nectar-rays (moon-like)
• अमृतांशुकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत + अंशु + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अमृतस्य अंशवः; तेषां करः) — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूत्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त; √भू धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — having become

• जितः: conquered
• जितः: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जित (कृदन्त; √जि धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Instrumental Singular (relative pronoun)

• शशी: the Moon
• शशी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन्/शशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brāhmaṇas)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana/Address or Apposition (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दाहकत्वात्: because of (his) burning nature
• दाहकत्वात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाहकत्व (प्रातिपदिक; दाहक + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन — Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• जितः: conquered
• जितः: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जित (कृदन्त; √जि धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वह्निः: Fire
• वह्निः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ईशः: the Lord (Śiva)
• ईशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कैलासतोलनात्: because of lifting (weighing) Kailāsa
• कैलासतोलनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास + तोलन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कैलासस्य तोलनम्) — Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ (addressed audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic tableau: Rāvaṇa strains beneath Mount Kailāsa, many arms braced; above, Śiva remains serene with Pārvatī, while the moon and fire are shown symbolically subdued—moonlight dimmed, flames restrained.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Moon (Śaśin)
• Fire (Vahni)
• Īśa (Śiva)
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Extraordinary feats can arise from tapas, yet confronting the divine out of pride leads to correction and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is invoked as Śiva’s mountain abode; the chapter remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.