Shloka 13

देवपराजयः — शङ्करशरणागमनं स्कन्दकालीयुद्धं च | Devas’ Defeat, Refuge in Śaṅkara, and the Battle of Skanda and Kālī

Devanagari script

वृषपर्वा विप्रचित्तिर्दंडश्चापि विकंपनः । स्कंदेन युयुधुस्सार्द्धं तेन सर्वे क्रमेण च

Transliteration

vṛṣaparvā vipracittirdaṃḍaścāpi vikaṃpanaḥ | skaṃdena yuyudhussārddhaṃ tena sarve krameṇa ca

Translation

Vṛṣaparvā, Vipracitti, Daṇḍa, and also Vikaṃpana—each of them, in due order, fought together with Skanda (Kārttikeya).

Word by Word

• वृषपर्वा: Vṛṣaparvan (name)
• वृषपर्वा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषपर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• विप्रचित्तिः: Vipracitti (name)
• विप्रचित्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रचित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• दण्डः: Daṇḍa (name)
• दण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक निपात (particle: also/even)

• विकम्पनः: Vikampana (name)
• विकम्पनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकम्पन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• स्कन्देन: by/with Skanda
• स्कन्देन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• युयुधुः: they fought
• युयुधुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverb: together/with)

• तेन: with him/thereby
• तेन: Sahakari (सहकारी/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• क्रमेण: in order, successively
• क्रमेण: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/ manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial instrumental)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Kartikeya)
• Vṛṣaparvā
• Vipracitti
• Daṇḍa
• Vikaṃpana

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It portrays the orderly unfolding of dharma’s protection: when adharma rises in many forms, Shiva’s divine power manifests through Skanda to meet each force appropriately, emphasizing disciplined courage and divinely guided action.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Skanda functions as a Saguna expression of Shiva’s protective grace; devotion to Shiva—often centered on the Linga—recognizes that the formless Lord (Nirguna) also acts through manifest powers (Saguna) to restore balance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies steadiness and order (krama): devotees may take it as a cue to maintain regular Shiva-sadhana—daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra/Bhasma remembrance—so inner conflicts are faced systematically.