Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 125

Devanagari script

महादेवप्रभावेन दैत्यानां घोरकर्मणाम् । एवं यस्य प्रभावो हि देवदैत्येषु फाल्गुन

Transliteration

mahādevaprabhāvena daityānāṃ ghorakarmaṇām | evaṃ yasya prabhāvo hi devadaityeṣu phālguna

Translation

Par la majesté de Mahādeva, même ces Daityas aux actes terribles furent ainsi domptés. Telle est, en vérité, sa puissance parmi les Devas et les Daityas, ô Phālguna.

Word by Word

• महादेवप्रभावेन: by the power of Mahādeva
• महादेवप्रभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महादेवस्य प्रभावः)

• दैत्यानाम्: of the Daityas
• दैत्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• घोरकर्मणाम्: of dreadful deeds
• घोरकर्मणाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (घोरं कर्म येषाम्) विशेषण (दैत्यानाम्)

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• प्रभावः: power/influence
• प्रभावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/causal particle)

• देवदैत्येषु: among gods and demons
• देवदैत्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (देवाश्च दैत्याश्च)

• फाल्गुन: O Phālguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन; संबोधन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating to the sages (with an in-text address to Phālguna/Arjuna from the embedded narrative)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva’s unseen majesty radiates; daityas with fierce weapons appear suddenly calmed and turned away, while the narrative voice addresses Phālguna about Śiva’s power over both camps.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Daityas
• Devas
• Phālguna (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s sovereignty is universal—his prabhāva governs gods and demons alike, establishing dharma without effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred geography is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a declarative praise of Mahādeva’s power.