Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

कण्ठे तस्थौ ततो ब्रह्मा तस्य लोहासुरस्य च । चरणौ पीडयामास स्वस्थित्या पुरुषोत्तमः

Transliteration

kaṇṭhe tasthau tato brahmā tasya lohāsurasya ca | caraṇau pīḍayāmāsa svasthityā puruṣottamaḥ

Translation

Alors Brahmā se tint sur la nuque de ce Lohāsura, et Puruṣottama, par sa propre assise inébranlable, appuya fortement sur ses pieds.

Word by Word

• कण्ठे: on/at the neck
• कण्ठे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्थौ: stood; remained
• तस्थौ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• लोहासुरस्य: of Lohāsura
• लोहासुरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोहासुर (प्रातिपदिक: लोह + असुर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (लोहः असुरः)

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

• चरणौ: the two feet
• चरणौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• पीडयामास: pressed; crushed
• पीडयामास: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• स्वस्थित्या: by his own stance/position
• स्वस्थित्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्थिति (प्रातिपदिक: स्व + स्थिति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य स्थितिः)

• पुरुषोत्तमः: Puruṣottama (the Supreme Person)
• पुरुषोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक: पुरुष + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (उत्तमः पुरुषः)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā stands upon Lohāsura’s neck while Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu) presses down with firm feet, immobilizing the asura on the earth; gods witness the subjugation.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu)
• Lohāsura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma becomes unyielding, divine powers act in harmony—restraint and steadiness become instruments of protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; the passage belongs to the Dharmāraṇya cycle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.