Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 169

Devanagari script

कल्पांभोधिसमुन्नादां दिधक्षंतीं जगद्यथा । तारकस्यांतकालाय अभाग्यस्य दशामिव

Transliteration

kalpāṃbhodhisamunnādāṃ didhakṣaṃtīṃ jagadyathā | tārakasyāṃtakālāya abhāgyasya daśāmiva

Translation

Rugissante comme l’océan à la fin d’un kalpa, comme prête à embraser le monde—elle vint telle la ruine même assignée à Tāraka, semblable à l’ultime état du malheur incarné.

Word by Word

• कल्पाम्भोधिसमुन्नादाम्: roaring like the ocean at the end of an aeon
• कल्पाम्भोधिसमुन्नादाम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्प + अम्भोधि + समुन्नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (शक्तिम्/ज्वालाम् implied); समासः—तत्पुरुष (कल्पाम्भोधेः समुन्नादः इव/समुन्नादवत्)

• दिधक्षन्तीम्: wishing to burn
• दिधक्षन्तीम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: सन्नन्त-धातु (दिधक्ष् = desiderative of दह्) + शतृ (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• यथा: as if/like
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानबोधक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• तारकस्य: of Tāraka
• तारकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अन्तकालाय: for (his) final time/end
• अन्तकालाय: Sampradana (Dative/purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अन्तस्य कालः)

• अभाग्यस्य: of misfortune
• अभाग्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• दशाम्: state/condition
• दशाम्: Karma (Object of comparison/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानबोधक-अव्यय (simile particle)

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Śakti’s approach is personified: a roaring, oceanic sound-wave and a world-burning radiance fill the sky; the spear appears as a pralaya-fire streak, the asura Tāraka marked as fated prey, surrounded by darkening clouds and churning winds.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Śakti (as the spear/force)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma ripens into its own destruction; when the ordained time arrives, divine justice manifests with irresistible force.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is described; the verse uses cosmic imagery (kalpa/ocean roar) to magnify the event.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.