Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

न यदांगिरसे तारां स व्यसर्जयदुल्बणः । रुद्रोथ पार्ष्णिं जग्राह गृहीत्वाजगवं धनुः

Transliteration

na yadāṃgirase tārāṃ sa vyasarjayadulbaṇaḥ | rudrotha pārṣṇiṃ jagrāha gṛhītvājagavaṃ dhanuḥ

Translation

Lorsque ce farouche refusa de rendre Tārā à Āṅgirasa (Bṛhaspati), Rudra alors lui saisit le talon, ayant pris en main l’arc Ajagava.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (when)

• आङ्गिरसे: to Āṅgirasa (Bṛhaspati/descendant of Aṅgiras)
• आङ्गिरसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आङ्गिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (M., Dat., Sg.)

• ताराम्: Tārā
• ताराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (F., Acc., Sg.)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (M., Nom., Sg.)

• व्यसर्जयत्: sent forth, released
• व्यसर्जयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु) + वि + णिच्
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperfect, 3rd sg., Parasmaipada); णिजन्त (causative: 'caused to be released/sent')

• उल्बणः: fierce, violent
• उल्बणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उल्बण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (M., Nom., Sg.)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (M., Nom., Sg.)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• पार्ष्णिम्: heel
• पार्ष्णिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्ष्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (F., Acc., Sg.)

• जग्राह: seized
• जग्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd sg., Parasmaipada)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having taken'

• आजगवम्: Ājagava (name of the bow)
• आजगवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आजगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neut., Acc., Sg.); धनुर्विशेषण (epithet of the bow)

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन (Neut., Acc./Nom., Sg.); अत्र कर्म (object of 'having taken')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced narrator within Kāśī-khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra, fierce and radiant, lifts the Ajagava bow; with one hand he seizes an opponent’s heel to halt him from fleeing with Tārā; the scene is charged with storm-clouds, ash-smeared body, serpents, and blazing third eye; gods watch in alarm.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Āṅgirasa (Bṛhaspati)
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Ajagava (bow)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is violated and reconciliation fails, divine powers intervene to restrain wrongdoing and restore order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The story is narrated within Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s frame; the tīrtha focus is contextual (Kāśī) rather than explicit in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative (upākhyāna).