Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

लोमश उवाच । उभे सेने तदा तेषां सुराणां चामरद्विषाम् । अनेकाश्चर्यसंवीते चतुरंगबलान्विते । विरेजतुस्तदान्योऽन्यं गर्जतो वांबुदागमे

Transliteration

lomaśa uvāca | ubhe sene tadā teṣāṃ surāṇāṃ cāmaradviṣām | anekāścaryasaṃvīte caturaṃgabalānvite | virejatustadānyo'nyaṃ garjato vāṃbudāgame

Translation

Lomaśa dijo: Entonces, aquellos dos ejércitos, de los dioses y de sus enemigos, dispuestos en muchas formaciones maravillosas y provistos de las cuatro fuerzas, resplandecían uno contra el otro como nubes de tormenta rugiendo ante la llegada de las lluvias.

Word by Word

• लोमशः: Lomaśa (sage)
• लोमशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• उभे: both
• उभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• सेने: armies
• सेने: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अमरद्विषाम्: of the enemies of the immortals (demons)
• अमरद्विषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर + द्विष् (प्रातिपदिक; द्विष्-धातुजन्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमराणां द्विषः)

• अनेक: many
• अनेक: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• आश्चर्य: with wonder/marvel
• आश्चर्य: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• संवीते: surrounded/covered
• संवीते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवीत (कृदन्त; सम्+वे (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• चतुरङ्ग: with four divisions (of army)
• चतुरङ्ग: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (चत्वारि अङ्गानि यस्य)

• बल: force/army
• बल: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्विते: endowed with
• अन्विते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (कृदन्त; अनु+इ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• विरेजतुः: shone/appeared splendid
• विरेजतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual), परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अन्यः: one (side)
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्यम्: the other (side)
• अन्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गर्जतः: of (one) roaring
• गर्जतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: as it were/like
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अम्बुद: in a cloud
• अम्बुद: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आगमे: at the coming/approach
• आगमे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two vast armies—devas and amaradviṣaḥ—stand opposed in wondrous formations, fourfold forces visible (infantry, cavalry, chariots, elephants), their clash anticipated like thunderclouds roaring at monsoon’s arrival.

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Devas
• Amaradviṣ (foes of the immortals)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic conflict is portrayed with order and structure, suggesting that even fierce events unfold within a larger moral and divine governance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, tied to the sanctity of the Kedāra region sacred to Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse introduces the battle scene through vivid simile and military detail.