Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

अभिषिक्तोऽसुरो दैत्यैः कुरंगमहिषादिभिः । सर्वासुरमहाराज्ये युतः सर्वैर्महासुरैः

Transliteration

abhiṣikto'suro daityaiḥ kuraṃgamahiṣādibhiḥ | sarvāsuramahārājye yutaḥ sarvairmahāsuraiḥ

Translation

That Asura was consecrated (crowned) by the Daityas—Kuraṅga, Mahiṣa, and others—and was installed as sovereign over the vast dominion of all the Asuras, supported by all the great Asuras.

Word by Word

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• असुरः: the Asura
• असुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दैत्यैः: by the Daityas
• दैत्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• कुरङ्गमहिषादिभिः: by (those) such as Kuraṅga and Mahiṣa
• कुरङ्गमहिषादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरङ्ग + महिष + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; 'कुरङ्ग-महिष-आदि' इति समाहार/समुच्चयः (and others like Kuraṅga and Mahiṣa)

• सर्वासुरमहाराज्ये: in the great kingdom of all Asuras
• सर्वासुरमहाराज्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-असुर-महा-राज्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• युतः: joined / accompanied
• युतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (PPP, 'joined/associated'); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• महासुरैः: by the great Asuras
• महासुरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-असुर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand asura coronation: Tāraka seated on a dark jeweled throne, daityas like Kuraṅga and Mahiṣa performing abhiṣeka with ritual vessels; banners, drums, and a martial assembly of mahāsuras.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Daityas
• Kuraṅga
• Mahiṣa
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

External consecration and political unity can magnify power, but Purāṇic teaching implies that legitimacy ultimately rests on dharma, not ceremony alone.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse concerns Asura coronation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An abhiṣeka (consecration/coronation) is mentioned as a royal rite, but no devotional vrata or tīrtha-ritual is prescribed.