Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 165

Devanagari script

चक्रुस्ते वचंनं तस्य असुराश्च सुरान्प्रति । चक्रुः सुतुमुलं युद्धं सर्वलोकभयंकरम्

Transliteration

cakruste vacaṃnaṃ tasya asurāśca surānprati | cakruḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ sarvalokabhayaṃkaram

Translation

Les Asuras exécutèrent son ordre contre les Devas, et ils livrèrent une guerre des plus tumultueuses, terrifiante pour tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• cakruḥ: did/made
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect) प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd) बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• vacanam: word/command
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• asurāḥ: the Asuras
• asurāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• surān: the Devas
• surān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd) बहुवचनम्

• prati: against/towards
• prati: Pratiyogin/Direction (प्रत्यय/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition: 'towards/against')

• cakruḥ: made/undertook
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect) प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd) बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• su-tumulam: very tumultuous
• su-tumulam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + tumula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचनम्; विशेषण; 'सु' उपसर्गवत् तीव्रार्थक

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचनम्

• sarva-loka-bhayaṃkaram: terrifying to all worlds
• sarva-loka-bhayaṃkaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + bhayaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां लोकानां भयङ्करम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic clash: asura hosts surging against devas, dust clouds, chariots, elephants, flying weapons; the scale is cosmic—‘terrifying to all worlds.’

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective actions driven by command and intent can escalate into world-shaking consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is praised in this verse; it narrates the Deva-Asura conflict within Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative statement about the outbreak of war.