Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पुरा देवासुरे युद्धे निवृत्ते सोमकारणात् । पितामहस्य वचनात्तारां चन्द्रः समर्पयत्

Transliteration

purā devāsure yuddhe nivṛtte somakāraṇāt | pitāmahasya vacanāttārāṃ candraḥ samarpayat

Translation

In former times, when the war between the gods and the asuras had ceased because of the Soma affair, the Moon, at the command of the Grandsire, returned Tārā.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly)

• देव: of the gods
• देव: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (असुरे इति सह) समासपूर्वपद

• असुरे: and the demons
• असुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (देव इति सह) समासोचित-प्रयोग

• युद्धे: in the battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• निवृत्ते: when (it) had ceased/ended
• निवृत्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-वृत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (युद्धे विशेषण)

• सोमकारणात्: because of Soma (as the cause)
• सोमकारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम-कारण (प्रातिपदिक); सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पितामहस्य: of the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचनात्: from/according to the command
• वचनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• ताराम्: Tārā
• ताराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चन्द्रः: the Moon (Candra)
• चन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समर्पयत्: handed over/returned
• समर्पयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-र्प (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (narrative frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial court-like moment: Brahmā’s command brings closure to the Soma affair; Candra respectfully returns Tārā, signaling the end of devasura tension.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Soma
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• Candra
• Tārā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic harmony is restored when divine beings submit to dharma and higher authority, symbolized by obeying Brahmā’s command.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse provides mythic background; the broader setting remains Prabhāsa Kṣetra in this chapter’s tīrtha-mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative background (ākhyāna) establishing the circumstances.