Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ततः सुदर्शनं तस्या मुमोच गरुडध्वजः । वधाय सा ततो भग्ना चक्रतेजोऽभिपीडिता

Transliteration

tataḥ sudarśanaṃ tasyā mumoca garuḍadhvajaḥ | vadhāya sā tato bhagnā cakratejo'bhipīḍitā

Translation

Then the Garuḍa-bannered Lord (Kṛṣṇa) released Sudarśana against her for her destruction. Thereupon she was shattered, crushed by the blazing power of the discus.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तरार्थे (then/thereupon)

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana (the discus)
• सुदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• मुमोच: released/let loose
• मुमोच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• गरुडध्वजः: the one whose banner is Garuḍa (Viṣṇu)
• गरुडध्वजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विष्णोः उपाधि

• वधाय: for killing
• वधाय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थे (then)

• भग्ना: broken/defeated
• भग्ना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भञ्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘broken/defeated’

• चक्रतेजः: by the power of the discus
• चक्रतेजः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; साधनम्—येन पीडिता

• अभिपीडिता: oppressed
• अभिपीडिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + पीड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘oppressed/pressed hard’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka-ādi ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa, bearing Garuḍa on his banner, releases the blazing Sudarśana cakra; it strikes the Kṛtyā, shattering her into fragments amid a burst of light.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍadhvaja (Kṛṣṇa)
• Sudarśana Cakra
• Kṛtyā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine protection overrides hostile sorcery; adharma-driven forces cannot stand before the Lord’s radiance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the implied sacred locale where the Lord protects his people.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights the Lord’s direct intervention through Sudarśana.