Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ततो युद्धं समभवद्देवयोर्दानवैः सह । आच्छादितौ तौ ददृशुर्दैत्यैर्देवगणास्तदा

Transliteration

tato yuddhaṃ samabhavaddevayordānavaiḥ saha | ācchāditau tau dadṛśurdaityairdevagaṇāstadā

Translation

Then battle arose between the two gods and the Dānavas. At that time the hosts of the gods beheld those two as covered over and concealed, the Daityas surrounding them on every side.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय — temporal adverb ‘then/thereupon’

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• समभवत्: arose/occurred
• समभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular

• देवयोः: of the two gods
• देवयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी विभक्ति, द्विवचन — Masculine, Gen./Loc., Dual

• दानवैः: with the Dānavas
• दानवैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारार्थक अव्यय — preposition/adverb ‘together with’

• आच्छादितौ: covered/obscured
• आच्छादितौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + छद् (धातु) → आच्छादित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, द्विवचन — Past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Dual; predicate adjective of ‘तौ’

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, द्विवचन — Pronoun, Masculine, Nom./Acc., Dual

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• दैत्यैः: by the Daityas
• दैत्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• देव-गणाः: the hosts of gods
• देव-गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय — temporal adverb ‘at that time’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Battle erupts; the two divine figures are momentarily hidden by a press of Daityas, while the devas look on in alarm, sensing the crisis.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Dānava
• Daitya
• Devagaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma may appear momentarily obscured by hostile forces, yet the Purāṇic narrative frames such concealment as temporary before divine restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, whose Māhātmya depicts it as a protected divine domain even amid cosmic battle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the onset of battle.