Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

विधूते तत्र देवेशः कोपं कर्ता सुदारुणम् । कोपितः शङ्करो रौद्रं युद्धं दास्यति दानव

Transliteration

vidhūte tatra deveśaḥ kopaṃ kartā sudāruṇam | kopitaḥ śaṅkaro raudraṃ yuddhaṃ dāsyati dānava

Translation

Quand ce sommet sera ébranlé, le Seigneur des dieux déchaînera une colère des plus terribles. Irrité, Śaṅkara t’accordera un combat farouche, ô Dānava.

Word by Word

• vidhūte: when (it is) shaken
• vidhūte: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dhūta (कृदन्त; vi + √dhū)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• deveśaḥ: Lord of gods
• deveśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक; deva + īśa)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kopam: anger
• kopam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kartā: will make / will become the doer (of)
• kartā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kartar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम

• sudāruṇam: very terrible
• sudāruṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग-सु + dāruṇa)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of कोपम्)

• kopitaḥ: angered
• kopitaḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kopita (कृदन्त; √kup/√kudh in sense 'be angry')
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of शङ्करः)

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṅkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• raudram: fierce
• raudram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of युद्धम्)

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dāsyati: will give
• dāsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• dānava: O demon
• dānava: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu, by context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śikhara (peak) associated with Śaṅkara’s kṣetra-protection

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The peak trembles; trees and rocks cascade; Śaṅkara manifests in raudra splendor—matted locks, crescent moon, third eye blazing—ready to engage; Andhaka stands as challenger amid storm and cosmic tremor.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Deveśa
• Dānava (Andhaka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Provoking the divine order awakens corrective force; adharma invites a fitting response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is the sacred locus where Śiva’s presence makes the very mountain a seat of divine power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it foretells the outcome of an impious act.