Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

लोहासुरस्य दैत्यस्य वपुर्दृष्ट्वा पुनर्नवम् । महदासीत्पुनर्युद्धं दैत्यकेशवयोस्ततः

Transliteration

lohāsurasya daityasya vapurdṛṣṭvā punarnavam | mahadāsītpunaryuddhaṃ daityakeśavayostataḥ

Translation

Voyant le corps du daitya Lohāsura se renouveler encore, une grande bataille éclata de nouveau entre le daitya et Keśava.

Word by Word

• lohāsurasya: of Lohāsura
• lohāsurasya: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lohāsura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• daityasya: of the demon
• daityasya: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Genitive, Singular (appositional)

• vapuḥ: body/form
• vapuḥ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु; दृश्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund) = absolutive; 'having seen'

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरावृत्तिबोधक) = adverb 'again'

• navam: new
• navam: Karman (Object-Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter, Accusative, Singular; vapuḥ-विशेषण

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karta (Predicate-nominative/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter, Nominative, Singular; युध्दम्-विशेषण

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु; अस्)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Imperfect, 3rd sg

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय = adverb 'again'

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• daitya-keśavayoḥ: of the demon and Keśava
• daitya-keśavayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन = Genitive, Dual; 'of the demon and Keśava'

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse-link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/अनन्तरार्थे) = indeclinable; 'thereupon/thereafter'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lohāsura’s form renews—wounds close, limbs regain vigor—while Keśava readies again; the battlefield flares with divine weapons and daitya roars.

Characters & Entities

• Lohāsura
• Keśava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma can appear to revive repeatedly; perseverance in dharmic struggle is necessary until true resolution is found.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya setting frames the account, though the verse emphasizes the combat episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive of the renewed conflict.