Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

एतयोश्च प्रभावेन शैवेन कवचेन च । द्विषट्सहस्रनागानां बलेन महतापि च

Transliteration

etayośca prabhāvena śaivena kavacena ca | dviṣaṭsahasranāgānāṃ balena mahatāpi ca

Translation

By the power of these two, and by the Śaiva protective armor as well, and also by the great strength of twice six thousand elephants,

Word by Word

• एतयोः: of these two
• एतयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रभावेन: by the power
• प्रभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• शैवेन: Śaiva, belonging to Śiva
• शैवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Śiva)

• कवचेन: by the armor
• कवचेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• द्विषट्सहस्रनागानाम्: of the twelve-thousand elephants
• द्विषट्सहस्रनागानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि-षट्-सहस्र-नाग (प्रातिपदिक; द्विगु-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; संख्या-पूर्वपद-द्विगु (‘द्विषट्सहस्र’ = 12000)

• बलेन: by the strength
• बलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• महतापि: also by the great (strength)
• महतापि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; अपि = निपात (also)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Ṛṣabha (yogī-sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hero is shown donning a luminous Śaiva protective armor inscribed with sacred marks; behind him stands a vast line of elephants, tusks adorned, forming an unstoppable wall.

Characters & Entities

• śaiva kavaca
• khaḍga
• śaṅkha
• nāga/gaja (elephants)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Protection and success are framed as a convergence of divine aids—kavaca, empowered implements, and bestowed strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use/wearing of the Śaiva kavaca is referenced; the rest lists empowering factors.