Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

इति संचिंत्य वज्रांगः कोपव्याकुललोचनः । प्रतिकर्तुं महेंद्राय तपो भूयो व्यवस्यत

Transliteration

iti saṃciṃtya vajrāṃgaḥ kopavyākulalocanaḥ | pratikartuṃ maheṃdrāya tapo bhūyo vyavasyata

Translation

Thinking thus, Vajrāṅga—his eyes shaken with anger—resolved to undertake tapas (austerities) once more, in order to retaliate against great Indra.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• संचिन्त्य: having reflected
• संचिन्त्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• वज्राङ्गः: Vajrāṅga (one with thunderbolt-like body)
• वज्राङ्गः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Sg.); बहुव्रीहिः—वज्रं अङ्गं यस्य (one whose body is like a thunderbolt)

• कोपव्याकुललोचनः: whose eyes were disturbed by anger
• कोपव्याकुललोचनः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप + व्याकुल + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Sg.); बहुव्रीहिः—कोपेन व्याकुले लोचने यस्य (whose eyes are agitated with anger)

• प्रतिकर्तुम्: to retaliate; to counteract
• प्रतिकर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति+कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• महेंद्राय: to Mahendra (Indra)
• महेंद्राय: Sampradāna (Recipient/Target)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (Masculine, Dat., Sg.); समासः—महान् इन्द्रः (karmadhāraya)

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Acc., Sg.)

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again/more)

• व्यवस्यत: resolved; determined
• व्यवस्यत: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+अव+सो (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperfect, 3rd sg., Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced narrative voice describing events)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vajrāṅga with wrathful eyes, turning from speech to action: entering a forest/peak for austerity; posture rigid, hair matted, fire of tapas implied around him; Indra’s distant anxiety suggested.

Characters & Entities

• Vajrāṅga
• Indra (Mahendra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas magnifies intention; when driven by anger it fuels conflict, illustrating the Purāṇic caution about motive.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is a narrative transition describing renewed austerity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is mentioned generally, without detailing a specific vrata in this line.