Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

स तैश्च विद्धो व्यथितो बभूव दैत्येश्वरो विस्रुतशोणिताक्तः । ततोऽस्य किंचिच्चलितस्य धैर्यादुवाच शंखांबुजसार्ङ्गपाणिः

Transliteration

sa taiśca viddho vyathito babhūva daityeśvaro visrutaśoṇitāktaḥ | tato'sya kiṃciccalitasya dhairyāduvāca śaṃkhāṃbujasārṅgapāṇiḥ

Translation

Pierced by those blows, the lord of the Daityas suffered pain, smeared with streaming blood. Then, as his courage wavered slightly, the Bearer of the conch, lotus, and Sārṅga bow spoke to him.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; pronoun

• taiḥ: by those
• taiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; pronoun referring to arrows

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle

• viddhaḥ: pierced
• viddhaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vyadh (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vyathitaḥ: pained/distressed
• vyathitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vyath (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• daityeśvaraḥ: the lord of demons
• daityeśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; compound: daitya (demon) + īśvara (lord)

• visrutaśoṇitāktaḥ: smeared with streaming blood
• visrutaśoṇitāktaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: visruta-śoṇita-ākta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; compound: visruta (flowing out) + śoṇita (blood) + ākta (smeared; PPP from √añj/√ak?)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam/tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• kiṃcit: slightly
• kiṃcit: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Indeclinable quantifier (परिमाणवाचक) 'a little'

• calitasya: of (him) who had wavered/moved
• calitasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √cal (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) used as adjective, Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; agreeing with asya

• dhairyāt: from courage / due to courage
• dhairyāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhairya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• śaṃkhāmbujasārṅgapāṇiḥ: the one holding conch, lotus, and Sārṅga (Viṣṇu)
• śaṃkhāmbujasārṅgapāṇiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha-ambuja-sārṅga-pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; bahuvrīhi epithet: 'one whose hands (pāṇi) (hold) conch (śaṃkha), lotus (ambuja), and bow (sārṅga)'

Speaker

Viṣṇu (Śaṅkhāmbuja-Sārṅgapāṇiḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daitya-lord stands pierced and trembling, body smeared with flowing blood; opposite him Viṣṇu—bearing conch, lotus, and Sārṅga—lowers his weapon slightly and begins to speak, the battlefield pausing for counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Daityeśvara (demon lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When arrogance is wounded, truth can be addressed—divine speech often follows the breaking of pride.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is indicated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.