Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

जाते महासुरे तस्मिन्सर्व एव महासुराः । आजग्मुर्हर्षितास्तत्र तथा चासुरयोषितः

Transliteration

jāte mahāsure tasminsarva eva mahāsurāḥ | ājagmurharṣitāstatra tathā cāsurayoṣitaḥ

Translation

When that mighty Asura was born, all the great Asuras—along with the women of the Asuras—came there in delight, rejoicing at the auspicious arrival of their champion.

Word by Word

• जाते: when (he was) born
• जाते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √जन् (जायते) (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘जाते’ = when born

• महासुरे: in/at the great asura
• महासुरे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in him / in that (event)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् of महासुराः

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/particle of emphasis)

• महासुराः: great asuras
• महासुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• आजग्मुः: came
• आजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √गम् (गच्छति) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हर्षिताः: delighted
• हर्षिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षित (प्रातिपदिक) < √हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् of (महासुराः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) = locative adverb

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (रीतिवाचक/ manner adverb) = likewise

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

• असुर-योषितः: asura women
• असुर-योषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (असुराणां योषितः) = asura-women

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly power and factional pride arise quickly around a charismatic birth, but Purāṇic narratives later show that such joy is unstable without dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it is a narrative setup within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa for the ensuing cosmic conflict.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive (arrival and celebration).