Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

संततेस्तु विनाशाय ततो गच्छामहे वयम्

Transliteration

saṃtatestu vināśāya tato gacchāmahe vayam

Translation

„Darum werden wir, um die Vernichtung der Nachkommenschaft und der Fortdauer zu verhindern, unverzüglich aufbrechen.“

Word by Word

• संततेः: of the progeny/lineage
• संततेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक (adversative/emphatic particle)

• विनाशाय: for destruction
• विनाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• ततः: therefore/from there
• ततः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमवाचक (ablatival adverb: 'from there/therefore')

• गच्छामहे: we go
• गच्छामहे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Deva-gaṇas (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas rise from counsel with determined faces, turning toward their path—hands lifted in decisive gesture—signaling immediate departure to avert destruction of progeny.

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Responsible action (loka-saṃgraha) is a dharmic imperative—protecting the continuity of life and order is treated as sacred duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The action is part of the episode connected to Gaurī’s kṣetra/Īśānī-śikhara in Arbuda Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the gods’ resolve to intervene.