Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

युयुधे परयाशक्त्या त्रैलोक्यं विस्मयन्निव । नैरृतेन समागम्य चंडश्चबलवत्तरः

Transliteration

yuyudhe parayāśaktyā trailokyaṃ vismayanniva | nairṛtena samāgamya caṃḍaścabalavattaraḥ

Translation

Combatió con poder supremo, como si asombrara a los tres mundos; y Caṇḍa, aún más poderoso, se encaró con Nairṛta.

Word by Word

• युयुधे: fought
• युयुधे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ātmanepada

• परया: with supreme
• परया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; विशेषण

• शक्त्या: power
• शक्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• विस्मयन्: astonishing
• विस्मयन्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+स्मि (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agreeing with implied subject

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• नैरृतेन: with Nairṛta
• नैरृतेन: Sahakāraka (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• समागम्य: having met
• समागम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल; having met/after approaching

• चंडः: Caṇḍa
• चंडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

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

• बलवत्तरः: stronger
• बलवत्तरः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative) ‘stronger’; विशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A champion fights with overwhelming force, the three worlds ‘astonished’; Caṇḍa, fiercer still, confronts Nairṛta—lord of the southwest—amid dark, directional omens and blazing weapons.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍa
• Nairṛta
• Trailokya (Three Worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The cosmic scale of dharma is emphasized: divine power can shake and awe all three worlds when adharma is confronted.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region is the chapter’s setting; the verse itself is not a direct tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.