Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

रुन्धन्तो नश्यमानांस्तान्गणा माहेश्वराः स्थिताः । विचरन्ति तया सार्द्धं शूलपट्टिशपाणयः

Transliteration

rundhanto naśyamānāṃstāngaṇā māheśvarāḥ sthitāḥ | vicaranti tayā sārddhaṃ śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ

Translation

Allí estaban los gaṇas de Maheśvara, cercando a aquellos que iban siendo aniquilados; con tridentes y hachas de guerra en las manos, vagaban junto con ella.

Word by Word

• रुन्धन्तः: blocking; restraining
• रुन्धन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुध् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नश्यमानान्: those perishing; being destroyed
• नश्यमानान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गणाः: troops; attendants
• गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• माहेश्वराः: belonging to Maheśvara (Śiva); Śaiva
• माहेश्वराः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• स्थिताः: stood; remained
• स्थिताः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विचरन्ति: they roam; move about
• विचरन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• तया: with her
• तया: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

• शूलपट्टिशपाणयः: those whose hands hold tridents and axes
• शूलपट्टिशपाणयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + पट्टिश (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुव्रीहिः—'शूलपट्टिशौ पाण्योः यस्य'

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced; exact speaker not in snippet]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheshvara gaṇas form a tightening ring around doomed foes; they stride beside Devī, gripping tridents and axes, moving as a coordinated celestial battalion.

Characters & Entities

• Māheśvara Gaṇas
• Devī
• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• Śūla
• Paṭṭiśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld not only by solitary divinity but also by disciplined divine retinues acting in coordinated service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse continues a mythic-cosmic episode within Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.