Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ससृजुस्ते सुराधीशा दानवेभ्यो दिवानिशम्

Transliteration

sasṛjuste surādhīśā dānavebhyo divāniśam

Translation

Jene Herren der Götter entfalteten ihre Macht und Waffen gegen die Dānavas, bei Tag und bei Nacht.

Word by Word

• ससृजुः: they produced, they created
• ससृजुः: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — perfect: 'they created/produced'

• ते: they
• ते: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — सर्वनाम

• सुराधीशाः: lords of the gods
• सुराधीशाः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् अधीशाः)

• दानवेभ्यः: for/against the demons (Dānavas)
• दानवेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/for/against)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी, बहुवचन

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — 'by day'

• निशम्: by night
• निशम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — 'by night/at night'

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping battlefield panorama: devas launching volleys and divine forces against dānavas under alternating sun and moon, suggesting unbroken vigilance.

Characters & Entities

• Surādhīśa (deva lords)
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfastness in a righteous cause requires sustained effort—without relaxation in vigilance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.