Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

बलं तेजश्च योगांश्च सर्वेषां जगृहे प्रभुः । अथ तेषु स्थितेष्वेव मन्युमत्सु सुरेष्वपि

Transliteration

balaṃ tejaśca yogāṃśca sarveṣāṃ jagṛhe prabhuḥ | atha teṣu sthiteṣveva manyumatsu sureṣvapi

Translation

The Lord took away the strength, the radiance, and the yogic powers of them all. And while those gods still stood there, filled with wrath,

Word by Word

• balam: strength
• balam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tejaḥ: splendor, energy
• tejaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• yogān: yogic powers / unions
• yogān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarveṣām: of all (of them)
• sarveṣām: Apadana/Source (taken from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सर्वनाम-सदृश-प्रयोगः

• jagṛhe: took, seized
• jagṛhe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• atha: then
• atha: Discourse marker (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• teṣu: among them / in them
• teṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• sthiteṣu: when (they were) standing/remaining
• sthiteṣu: Adhikarana (Locative absolute base/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषणम्

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• manyu-matsu: among the wrathful
• manyu-matsu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manyumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• sureṣu: among the gods
• sureṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• api: also
• api: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wave of invisible force emanates from the Lord; the gods’ halos dim, their postures slacken, yet their faces burn with anger as they remain standing, powerless.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (Śiva)
• Devāḥ/Sura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All capacities—strength, brilliance, and spiritual power—are gifts sustained by the Supreme; without grace, they vanish.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.