Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

पीड्यंते दानवै रौद्रैः स्वर्गे जाते विराजके

Transliteration

pīḍyaṃte dānavai raudraiḥ svarge jāte virājake

Translation

Als Virājaka im Himmel erschien, begannen die grimmigen Dānavas (die Welten) zu bedrängen.

Word by Word

• pīḍyante: they are tormented
• pīḍyante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुष; बहुवचन

• dānavaiḥ: by the demons (Dānavas)
• dānavaiḥ: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• raudraiḥ: fierce, terrible
• raudraiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• svarge: in heaven
• svarge: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• jāte: when arisen/occurred
• jāte: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jan (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with virājake)

• virājake: in Virājaka (name/place/person)
• virājake: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virājaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In svarga’s jeweled halls, fierce Dānavas surge in, subduing devas; banners torn, celestial order shaken, clouds darken around Amarāvatī-like palaces.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava
• Svarga
• Virājaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When righteous leadership withdraws, adharma gains strength and begins to oppress the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse functions as narrative setup inside the Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha praise emerges in the surrounding passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it describes a cosmic crisis that prompts later acts of reconciliation and religious restoration.