Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तारकोनाम दैत्येंद्रः सुरकेतुरनिर्ज्जितः । तस्याभावाय भगवाञ्जनयिष्यति यं शिवः

Transliteration

tārakonāma daityeṃdraḥ suraketuranirjjitaḥ | tasyābhāvāya bhagavāñjanayiṣyati yaṃ śivaḥ

Translation

Il est un seigneur des démons nommé Tāraka, étendard des ennemis des dieux, invaincu. Pour le détruire, le bienheureux Śiva engendrera un être (un fils).

Word by Word

• tārakaḥ: Tāraka
• tārakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Kriya-viseshana (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — ‘नाम’ = by name

• daityendraḥ: lord of the demons
• daityendraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः); पुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• suraketuḥ: banner/leader against the gods; Suraketu (epithet)
• suraketuḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + ketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सुराणां केतुः/ध्वजः); पुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• anirjitaḥ: unconquered; undefeated
• anirjitaḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-ji (धातु) → nirjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) with negation a-
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘निर्जित’ + अ- (निषेध); पुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘तारकः’ विशेषण

• tasya: of him; of that (Tāraka)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• abhāvāya: for the destruction/cessation
• abhāvāya: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• janayiṣyati: will beget; will cause to be born
• janayiṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) (णिच् causative: janayati)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Brahmā (continuing instruction to Night; deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rātri/Vibhāvarī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā describes Tāraka—mighty asura-lord, unconquered—then proclaims Śiva will beget a son destined to destroy him. The imagery alternates between shadowy asura power and radiant Shaiva assurance.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Daityendra (demon king)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma becomes unconquerable by ordinary means, divine grace manifests in a new form to restore cosmic balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the Kaumārikā narrative about Skanda’s coming.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.