Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

क्षोभिताशेषशेषादिमहानागपरंपराम् । विलोक्य देवीमसुराः समनह्यन्नुदायुधाः

Transliteration

kṣobhitāśeṣaśeṣādimahānāgaparaṃparām | vilokya devīmasurāḥ samanahyannudāyudhāḥ

Translation

Voyant la Déesse—dont la présence troublait même l’interminable lignée des grands Nāgas, à commencer par Śeṣa—les Asuras s’armèrent et se préparèrent au combat.

Word by Word

• क्षोभित-अशेष-शेष-आदि-महा-नाग-परम्पराम्: (her) succession of great serpents—beginning with Śeṣa—being agitated
• क्षोभित-अशेष-शेष-आदि-महा-नाग-परम्पराम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षोभित (कृदन्त; √क्षुभ् धातु) + अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + परम्परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) देवीम्-शब्दस्य

• विलोक्य: having seen
• विलोक्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; 'having seen'

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन

• असुराः: the demons
• असुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समनह्यन्: they armed/arrayed themselves
• समनह्यन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उदायुधाः: with weapons raised/ready
• उदायुधाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् (उपसर्ग) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् असुराः-शब्दस्य

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta-like narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha/Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Asuras in ranks hastily don armor and lift weapons; beneath them, nāga-realms churn; above, Devī’s aura presses down like a storm of light.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Asura
• Śeṣa
• Nāga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine presence manifests, even cosmic beings are moved; adharma responds with aggression, but this sets the stage for dharma’s victory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Setubandha (Rāmeśvaram region) is the larger pilgrimage frame, though this verse itself is narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes the Asuras taking up arms.