Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

चिच्छेद शतधाऽकाशे शरैरग्निशिखोपमैः । ततश्च शरजालेन देवेन्द्रो दानवेश्वरम्

Transliteration

ciccheda śatadhā'kāśe śarairagniśikhopamaiḥ | tataśca śarajālena devendro dānaveśvaram

Translation

Indra los hizo pedazos en cien partes en medio del cielo con flechas semejantes a lenguas de fuego. Luego, el Señor de los dioses, con una densa red de saetas, cubrió y acometió al soberano Dānava.

Word by Word

• चिच्छेद: he cut
• चिच्छेद: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शतधा: into a hundred pieces
• शतधा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतधा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb: into a hundred pieces/ways)

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अग्निशिखोपमैः: like fire-flames
• अग्निशिखोपमैः: Karana (Instrument qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि + शिखा + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—अग्निशिखायाः उपमाः (like flames of fire)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अव्ययम् (then/thereupon)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम्

• शरजालेन: with a net/volley of arrows
• शरजालेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर + जाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—शराणां जालम्

• देवेन्द्रः: Devendra (Indra)
• देवेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—देवानाम् इन्द्रः

• दानवेश्वरम्: the lord of the Dānavas
• दानवेश्वरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—दानवानाम् ईश्वरः

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Jambha’s fiery arrows slice incoming missiles into hundreds of fragments in the sky; immediately Indra answers with an even denser arrow-net, filling the space between them like a storm of light and steel.

Characters & Entities

• Devendra (Indra)
• Dānaveśvara (Jambha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused energy can disperse overwhelming obstacles; the imagery of fire-like arrows signifies decisive transformative power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy place is praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.