Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

येन संजायते पुत्रो दानवांतकरः परः । सेनानाथश्च युष्माकं दुर्द्धरः समरे परैः

Transliteration

yena saṃjāyate putro dānavāṃtakaraḥ paraḥ | senānāthaśca yuṣmākaṃ durddharaḥ samare paraiḥ

Translation

“From it will be born a son—supreme, a destroyer of the Dānavas—who will become your commander-in-chief, irresistible to enemies in battle.”

Word by Word

• येन: by which/with which
• येन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-सम्भव, तृतीया, एकवचन (Relative pronoun, Instrumental, Singular)

• संजायते: is born/arises
• संजायते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु) + सम्- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd sg, Ātmanepada)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• दानव-अन्त-करः: destroyer/end-maker of the Dānavas
• दानव-अन्त-करः: Viśeṣaṇa (Appositional qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः) ‘दानवानाम् अन्तं करोति इति’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परः: supreme/peerless
• परः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• सेना-नाथः: lord/commander of the army
• सेना-नाथः: Viśeṣaṇa (Appositional qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः) ‘सेनायाः नाथः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• युष्माकम्: of you (pl.)
• युष्माकम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (2nd person pronoun, Genitive, Plural)

• दुर्द्धरः: hard to bear/irresistible
• दुर्द्धरः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur- (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• परैः: by others/by enemies
• परैः: Karta (Agent in passive sense)/Sahakārī
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

Speaker

Śiva (continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prophetic declaration: from the contained tejas will arise a radiant warrior-son, poised as devas’ commander, with the aura of inevitable victory over Dānavas.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Dānavas
• Devas
• Commander (Skanda/Kārttikeya implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power manifests as protection of dharma—righteous strength arises to remove oppression and restore cosmic balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in the verse; it supports the Māhātmya by linking sacred narrative to divine intervention.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse foretells the role of the divine son as protector and leader.