Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

तीक्ष्णधारं तथा चक्रं शत्रूनस्य दहत्यपि । यातुधानपिशाचादीञ्छंखश्चास्य व्यपोहति

Transliteration

tīkṣṇadhāraṃ tathā cakraṃ śatrūnasya dahatyapi | yātudhānapiśācādīñchaṃkhaścāsya vyapohati

Translation

Pour lui, le disque au tranchant aigu consume même les ennemis ; et sa conque met en fuite les yātudhānas, les piśācas et autres êtres malfaisants.

Word by Word

• तीक्ष्णधारम्: sharp-edged
• तीक्ष्णधारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण-धार (प्रातिपदिक; तीक्ष्ण + धार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (cakram इति विशेष्यस्य)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• चक्रम्: discus (wheel-weapon)
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अस्य: of him/its
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• दहति: burns
• दहति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• यातुधानपिशाचादीन्: yakṣa-like demons, piśācas, and others
• यातुधानपिशाचादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यातुधान-पिशाच-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; यातुधान + पिशाच + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’समासान्त-समूहवाचकः

• शङ्खः: conch
• शङ्खः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-संबन्ध (conjunction)

• अस्य: of him/its
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्यपोहति: drives away/removes
• व्यपोहति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अप + ऊह्/ऊह (धातु; व्यपोह्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Brāhma/Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu / Setubandha (Rāmeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at the Setu shore invokes Viṣṇu; a radiant cakra blazes like a sun-disc, while a white conch emits a wave of sound that drives away shadowy piśācas and yātudhānas.

Characters & Entities

• Cakra
• Śaṅkha
• Yātudhāna
• Piśāca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and sacred merit are portrayed as protective power that destroys hostility and repels unseen negativity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram region) as presented in the Setukhaṇḍa’s Māhātmya framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it emphasizes protective results associated with sacred merit and devotion.