Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

ततः स्ववंचितं ज्ञात्वा रुद्रेणात्मानमीर्ष्यया । विनदन्सहसाऽधावद्वृषभस्थं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ svavaṃcitaṃ jñātvā rudreṇātmānamīrṣyayā | vinadansahasā'dhāvadvṛṣabhasthaṃ maheśvaram

Translation

Then, realizing that Rudra had outwitted him, Tāraka—filled with jealous rage—roared and suddenly charged at Maheśvara seated upon the Bull.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: 'तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्' (thereupon/then)

• स्ववञ्चितम्: his own being deceived / self-deception
• स्ववञ्चितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + vañcita (कृदन्त; √vañc (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'वञ्चित' = deceived; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य वञ्चितम् = self-deceived/one's own deception)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) = having known/realized

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ईर्ष्यया: with jealousy
• ईर्ष्यया: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īrṣyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• विनदन्: roaring
• विनदन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√nad (धातु) (वर्तमान कृदन्त शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थः 'गर्जन्/नदन्' (roaring)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = suddenly/quickly

• अधावत्: ran towards
• अधावत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dhāv (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वृषभस्थम्: seated on the bull
• वृषभस्थम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक; √sthā (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (वृषभे स्थितः = seated on the bull)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tāraka, realizing he has been outwitted, roars in jealous fury and charges straight at Maheśvara seated calmly upon Vṛṣabha; the contrast is between asuric turbulence and Śiva’s sovereign composure.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Rudra
• Maheśvara
• Vṛṣabha (Nandin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Envy and wounded pride intensify adharma, driving reckless action against the divine—yet such impulses hasten defeat.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.