Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

कृत्याशस्त्रेण सकलानमर त्वेन गर्वितान् । तस्मिन्स्थितः प्रकुपितः शिवायतनसंसदि

Transliteration

kṛtyāśastreṇa sakalānamara tvena garvitān | tasminsthitaḥ prakupitaḥ śivāyatanasaṃsadi

Translation

Von Zorn entbrannt blieb er dort, in der Versammlung am Heiligtum Śivas, entschlossen, mit der Waffe der Kṛtyā alle niederzustrecken, die sich ihrer Unsterblichkeit rühmten.

Word by Word

• कृत्याशस्त्रेण: with the kṛtyā-weapon (magic weapon)
• कृत्याशस्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया); एकवचन; करणवाचक

• सकलान्: all
• सकलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण (अमरान्)

• अमरान्: the immortals/gods
• अमरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• त्वेन: by (their) state of being
• त्वेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्व (तद्धित-प्रत्यय; भाव/अवस्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/condition)

• गर्वितान्: proud
• गर्वितान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्वित (प्रातिपदिक; गर्व धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण (अमरान्)

• तस्मिन्: there/in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• प्रकुपितः: enraged
• प्रकुपितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कुप् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• शिवायतनसंसदि: in the assembly at Śiva’s shrine
• शिवायतनसंसदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आयतन + संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; अधिकरणवाचक

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivāyatana (at Tuhinācala)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside or before a Śiva-shrine assembly hall on a snowy mountain, the protagonist burns with anger, envisioning a Kṛtyā-weapon to fell the ‘immortal-proud’ foes.

Characters & Entities

• Pippalāda
• Kṛtyā
• Śiva
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even sacred spaces can become stages for inner conflict; pride and wrath distort intention, turning power toward harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śiva-āyatana (Śiva temple precinct) is mentioned; within this chapter it functions as a sacral setting tied to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse references a Kṛtyā as a hostile rite/construct rather than a recommended practice.