Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा दैत्यगणाः सर्वे दुर्मुखं निहतं तदा । दुर्वाससं पुनस्तत्र परित्रातं च विष्णुना

Transliteration

śrutvā daityagaṇāḥ sarve durmukhaṃ nihataṃ tadā | durvāsasaṃ punastatra paritrātaṃ ca viṣṇunā

Translation

Als alle Scharen der Daityas hörten, dass Durmukha erschlagen worden war, erfuhren sie zugleich, dass Durvāsā dort erneut von Viṣṇu beschützt worden war.

Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) → śrutvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having heard)

• daityagaṇāḥ: groups of Daityas
• daityagaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषार्थे (दैत्यानां गणाः)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• durmukham: Durmukha
• durmukham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nihatam: slain
• nihatam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-han (धातु) → nihata (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मविशेषण

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• durvāsasam: Durvāsā
• durvāsasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durvāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनः (adverb)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• paritrātam: protected/saved
• paritrātam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trā (धातु) + pari- (उपसर्ग) → paritrāta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मविशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu
• viṣṇunā: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ), एकवचन

Speaker

Prahlāda (narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Daitya hosts pause in agitation as news spreads: Durmukha is slain, and Durvāsā—an Ātreya brāhmaṇa—has been protected again by Viṣṇu; the demons’ faces show shock and anger against a backdrop of Dvārakā’s sea-walls.

Characters & Entities

• Daityagaṇa
• Durmukha
• Durvāsā
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine guardianship over the righteous is a recurring certainty; dharma is upheld again and again.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, depicted as a protected sacred realm under Viṣṇu’s immediate care.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes Viṣṇu’s protective role rather than a specific rite.