Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

ततः सा दानवेंद्रस्य शैलमाया न्यवर्तत । निवृत्तशैलमायोऽथ दानवेंद्रो मदोत्कटः

Transliteration

tataḥ sā dānaveṃdrasya śailamāyā nyavartata | nivṛttaśailamāyo'tha dānaveṃdro madotkaṭaḥ

Translation

Alors, l'illusion de la montagne du roi Dānava fut retirée. Et lorsque cette māyā de montagne cessa, le seigneur Dānava, féroce d'un orgueil enivrant, prit une autre forme.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• sā: she/that (illusion)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dānava-indrasya: of the Dānava-lord
• dānava-indrasya: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'दानवानाम् इन्द्रस्य'

• śaila-māyā: the mountain-illusion
• śaila-māyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'शैलरूपा माया' (mountain-illusion)

• nyavartata: ceased/returned
• nyavartata: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; नि-उपसर्ग; √वृत् = to turn back/cease

• nivṛtta-śaila-māyaḥ: whose mountain-illusion had ceased
• nivṛtta-śaila-māyaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nivṛtta (ni-√vṛt, क्त) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'निवृत्ता शैलमाया यस्य' (having his mountain-illusion withdrawn)

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

• dānava-indraḥ: the Dānava-lord
• dānava-indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mada-utkaṭaḥ: fierce with intoxication/pride
• mada-utkaṭaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mada (प्रातिपदिक) + utkaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'मदेन उत्कटः'

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The mountain-form illusion collapses back into the daitya’s original stature; dust settles, waters still flow, and the daitya-king stands glaring—swollen with pride—preparing another transformation.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava-king
• Śaila-māyā (mountain illusion)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When one mask of delusion falls, pride can quickly adopt another; vigilance is required until ego is truly subdued.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.