Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

दिने दिने यथा युद्धं देवदानवमानुषैः । पाताले मर्त्यलोके वा स्वर्गे वापि महेश्वर

Transliteration

dine dine yathā yuddhaṃ devadānavamānuṣaiḥ | pātāle martyaloke vā svarge vāpi maheśvara

Translation

“O Maheśvara, wherever battles arise day after day—among devas, dānavas, and humans—whether in Pātāla, in the mortal realm, or even in Svarga…”

Word by Word

• दिने: in a day
• दिने: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिने: day by day
• दिने: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular (पुनरुक्ति)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय — Indeclinable (as/just as)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st)/द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular (सन्दर्भे कर्मभावः)

• देवदानवमानुषैः: by gods, demons, and humans
• देवदानवमानुषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दानव + मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पाताले: in Pātāla (netherworld)
• पाताले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मर्त्यलोके: in the mortal world
• मर्त्यलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात — Disjunctive particle

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

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात — Disjunctive particle

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Addition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक-निपात — Particle (also/even)

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary sweep of battles arising daily across realms—celestial, earthly, and nether—invoked before Maheśvara; the sage seeks the capacity to witness them by grace.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Humans
• Pātāla
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The devotee seeks God-centered vision that spans the three worlds, placing cosmic events under divine awareness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; it continues the boon-request within the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha-origin narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a contextual setup for a request for divine sight/knowledge.