Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

आपतन्तं भयात्तस्य प्रणष्टस्त्रिपुरांतकः । स तदा भ्रममाणश्च इतश्चेतश्च पार्थिव

Transliteration

āpatantaṃ bhayāttasya praṇaṣṭastripurāṃtakaḥ | sa tadā bhramamāṇaśca itaścetaśca pārthiva

Translation

Als jener heranstürmte, verschwand Tripurāntaka (Śiva) aus Furcht. Dann, o König, irrte er umher, bald hierhin, bald dorthin.

Word by Word

• आपतन्तम्: (him) rushing/falling upon
• आपतन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + √pat + ant (धातु √पत्; वर्तमान-कृदन्त 'āpatant')
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'falling/coming upon'

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; कारणवाचक: 'from fear'

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रणष्टः: vanished
• प्रणष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + √naś + ta (धातु √नश्; कृदन्त 'praṇaṣṭa')
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'vanished/escaped'

• त्रिपुरान्तकः: the destroyer of Tripura (Śiva)
• त्रिपुरान्तकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripura + antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रिपुरस्य अन्तकः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिव-विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय: 'then'

• भ्रममाणः: wandering
• भ्रममाणः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhram + māna (धातु √भ्रम्; वर्तमान-कृदन्त 'bhramamāṇa')
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present middle participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'wandering'

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इतश्: this way
• इतश्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Directional/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशावाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'from here/this way'

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• इतश्: that way
• इतश्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Directional/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशावाचक-अव्यय: 'that way/this way' (repeated for 'hither and thither')

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (pārthiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tripurāntaka suddenly vanishes as a threatening figure rushes toward him; the king is addressed; the scene conveys motion and disorientation in a forested sacred tract.

Characters & Entities

• Tripurāntaka (Śiva)
• Kāma (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative dramatizes the cosmic play where even the greatest titles (like Tripurāntaka) are set within līlā, highlighting the need for vigilance against inner disturbance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.