Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 154

Devanagari script

व्यनदद्भैरवं नादं त्रास यन्सासुरं जगत् । ततः श्वेतगिरेः श्रृंगं रक्षः पद्मदशावृतम्

Transliteration

vyanadadbhairavaṃ nādaṃ trāsa yansāsuraṃ jagat | tataḥ śvetagireḥ śrṛṃgaṃ rakṣaḥ padmadaśāvṛtam

Translation

He thundered a fearsome roar like Bhairava, terrifying the world together with the asuras. Then he beheld the peak of Śvetagiri, encircled by ten lotus-like formations, with rākṣasas stationed all around.

Word by Word

• व्यनदत्: roared/sounded
• व्यनदत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• भैरवम्: terrifying
• भैरवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

• नादम्: sound, roar
• नादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• त्रासयन्: frightening
• त्रासयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रस् (धातु) → त्रासय (णिच् causative) (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृसमानाधिकरणम्

• सासुरम्: together with the asuras
• सासुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (सहितं असुरैः) ‘with/as including the asuras’; विशेषणम्

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• श्वेतगिरेः: of Śvetagiri
• श्वेतगिरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेतगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन; ‘of Śvetagiri (White Mountain)’

• शृङ्गम्: peak, summit
• शृङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रक्षः: the demon (rakṣas)
• रक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; कर्ता

• पद्मदशावृतम्: covered with ten lotuses
• पद्मदशावृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + दश (संख्या) + आवृत (√वृ ‘to cover’ क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोगः; ‘covered by ten lotuses’ इति विशेषणम् (शृङ्गस्य)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śvetagiri-śṛṅga

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine warrior emits a terrifying bhairava-like roar; the white peak of Śvetagiri appears ahead, encircled by ten lotus-shaped ramparts, with rākṣasas stationed as guardians around the summit.

Characters & Entities

• Śvetagiri
• Rākṣasas
• Asuras
• Ten lotuses (padma-daśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma destabilizes the cosmos; the dharmic hero’s presence itself becomes a force that subdues demonic terror.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śvetagiri/Śvetaśṛṅga is referenced as a sacred geographical marker within the episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive of a martial and cosmic scene.