Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तेषां बोरमभूद्युद्धं देवानां दानवैः सह । तुमुलं च महाघोरं सर्वभूतभयावहम्

Transliteration

teṣāṃ boramabhūdyuddhaṃ devānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha | tumulaṃ ca mahāghoraṃ sarvabhūtabhayāvaham

Translation

Alors éclata leur guerre—celle des Devas contre les Dānavas—tumultueuse et d’une horreur extrême, semant la peur en tous les êtres.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• भोरम्: terrible (intense)
• भोरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (युद्धम् इत्यस्य); पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-शब्दः

• अभूत्: arose, happened
• अभूत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; √भू ‘to be, become’

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र कर्तृस्थानी/वाक्ये विषयः

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• दानवैः: with the Dānavas
• दानवैः: Saha/Instrument (सह-सम्बन्ध/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (postposition)

• तुमुलम्: tumultuous
• तुमुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (युद्धम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• महाघोरम्: very dreadful
• महाघोरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (युद्धम्)

• सर्वभूतभयावहम्: bringing fear to all beings
• सर्वभूतभयावहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भूत + भय + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्वेषां भूतानां भयम् आवहति’ इति; √वह् ‘to carry/bring’ + आ उपसर्ग; णिनि/अण्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘आवह’ (bringing) प्रयोगः; विशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrator (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast battlefield erupts: devas and dānavas collide; dust, weapon-flashes, and terrified creatures at the margins convey a dread that seems to shake the worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dānavas
• All beings (sarvabhūta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma and dharma clash, the shock is cosmic; the Purāṇa reminds readers to seek refuge in the Divine and uphold righteousness to avert fear and chaos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the broader sacred setting of Kedārakhaṇḍa, within which this battle narrative unfolds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription is stated in this verse.