Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

आकृष्य चापं कोपेन कम्पयित्वा शरैर्जगत् । मुमोच विशिखानुग्रांस्त्रिपुरेषु यथा भवः

Transliteration

ākṛṣya cāpaṃ kopena kampayitvā śarairjagat | mumoca viśikhānugrāṃstripureṣu yathā bhavaḥ

Translation

Bandant son arc dans la fureur, faisant trembler le monde par ses flèches, il lâcha des traits farouches, comme Bhava (Śiva) contre les Tripuras.

Word by Word

• आकृष्य: having drawn (pulled)
• आकृष्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā- (उपसर्ग) + √kṛṣ (धातु) + य (क्त्वार्थे ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• चापम्: the bow
• चापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कोपेन: with anger
• कोपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• कम्पयित्वा: having made (it) tremble
• कम्पयित्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kamp (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + त्वा
• Form: णिजन्त-धातोः क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (causative gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• मुमोच: released / let fly
• मुमोच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विशिखान्: arrows
• विशिखान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśikha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• उग्रान्: fierce
• उग्रान्: Karma (Object qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ugra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (विशिखानाम्)

• त्रिपुरेषु: in/at the Tripuras
• त्रिपुरेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (बहुवचनार्थे), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय

• भवः: Bhava (Shiva)
• भवः: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; शिवपर्यायः

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-bandha tīrtha (astra-kṣobha smṛti)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma draws the bow to full arc; the very earth and sky seem to vibrate; arrows streak outward like meteors, recalling Śiva’s assault on the three aerial cities.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Śiva (Bhava)
• Tripura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is obstructed, divine force may manifest to remove impediments—yet it remains aligned with cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Rāma-setu) and its surrounding tīrtha-field, central to the Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is narrative, intensifying the sanctity of the Setu setting.