Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततो देवासुरं युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम् । मयतारकमित्येवं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्

Transliteration

tato devāsuraṃ yuddhamabhavallomaharṣaṇam | mayatārakamityevaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam

Translation

Alors s’éleva une guerre entre devas et asuras, si terrible qu’elle faisait frissonner ; dans les trois mondes elle fut célèbre sous le nom de « Mayatāraka ».

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb) काल/अनन्तरार्थे (then/thereupon)

• देवासुरम्: of gods and demons
• देवासुरम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव + असुर (प्रातिपदिक); देवासुर (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (pertaining to gods and demons)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभवत्: arose/occurred
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अ + √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• लोमहर्षणम्: hair-raising/terrifying
• लोमहर्षणम्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोम + हर्षण (प्रातिपदिक); लोमहर्षण (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (causing hair to bristle/terrifying)

• मयतारकम्: (called) Maya-Tāraka
• मयतारकम्: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मय + तारक (प्रातिपदिक); मयतारक (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a name/title)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थ (quotative ‘thus’)

• एवम्: so/in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (in this manner/so)

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (सर्वलिङ्ग), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम् (in three)

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विश्रुतम्: well-known
• विश्रुतम्: Karta (Predicate qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + √श्रु (धातु) → विश्रुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (well-known)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), contextually narrating the Revā-khaṇḍa account to the sages

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast battlefield spanning heaven and earth: devas with banners and radiant weapons clash with asuras; the conflict is labeled ‘Mayatāraka,’ evoking a named, epochal war that sends tremors through the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Mayatāraka (war/episode)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas situate tīrtha-glory within cosmic history: conflicts of devas and asuras frame why divine refuge and protection become central themes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself names an episode (Mayatāraka) rather than a site; it serves the Revā Khaṇḍa’s larger tīrtha narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears here.