Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो हिरण्याक्षो महाबलः । स्वर्गे देवाः स्थिताः सर्वे पाताले दैत्यदानवाः

Transliteration

hiraṇyakaśipurdaityo hiraṇyākṣo mahābalaḥ | svarge devāḥ sthitāḥ sarve pātāle daityadānavāḥ

Translation

Hiraṇyakaśipu, der Daitya, und Hiraṇyākṣa von großer Kraft: Während alle Devas im Himmel verweilten, hielten die Daityas und Dānavas ihren Stand in Pātāla, der Unterwelt.

Word by Word

• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Hiraṇyakaśipu
• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + कशिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हिरण्यस्य कशिपुः)

• दैत्यः: a Daitya (demon)
• दैत्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (to हिरण्यकशिपुः)

• हिरण्याक्षः: Hiraṇyākṣa
• हिरण्याक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हिरण्यस्य अक्षः)

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय; विशेषण (qualifying हिरण्याक्षः)

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्थिताः: were stationed / remained
• स्थिताः: Kriya (अवस्था/भूतकृत्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (predicative)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying देवाः)

• पाताले: in the netherworld
• पाताले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• दैत्यदानवाः: Daityas and Dānavas
• दैत्यदानवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (दैत्याश्च दानवाश्च)

Speaker

Skanda (contextual, within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The two mighty brothers, Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa, are named; the Devas are shown stationed in Svarga while Daityas and Dānavas occupy Pātāla—an image of tense cosmic partition.

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyakaśipu
• Hiraṇyākṣa
• Devas
• Daityas
• Dānavas
• Svarga
• Pātāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order is portrayed as structured realms; when power shifts toward adharma, the narrative prepares for divine restoration of balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, situating the story in the sacral landscape of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa) is stated in this verse; it establishes narrative setting.