Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 135

Devanagari script

ऐकपद्येन पतितास्ते जाता मंडलाय वै । दैत्यानां च नरेंद्राणां पन्नगानां तथैव च

Transliteration

aikapadyena patitāste jātā maṃḍalāya vai | daityānāṃ ca nareṃdrāṇāṃ pannagānāṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

Tombant tous ensemble en une seule chute, ces joyaux devinrent des ornements circulaires, dignes des Daitya, des rois parmi les hommes, et pareillement des seigneurs des serpents.

Word by Word

• ऐकपद्येन: by a single step/at one stride
• ऐकपद्येन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐकपद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• पतिताः: fell down
• पतिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु) → पतित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (fallen)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• जाताः: became
• जाताः: Kriya-visheshana (Predicative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (become/turned into)

• मण्डलाय: into/for a circle (disk)
• मण्डलाय: Sampradana (Result/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed)

• दैत्यानाम्: of the daityas (demons)
• दैत्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• नरेन्द्राणाम्: of kings (lords of men)
• नरेन्द्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् इन्द्राः)

• पन्नगानाम्: of serpents
• पन्नगानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीति-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shower-like single descent of gems forming a circular ‘maṇḍala’ on the ground; figures representing a daitya, a human king, and a nāga-lord are shown as future claimants of such ornaments.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Narendras (kings)
• Pannagas (nāgas/serpents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative depicts how the consequences of a great act ripple through worlds—symbolically, dharma leaves enduring marks.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s māhātmya framework, using mythic detail to magnify the sanctity of the account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is descriptive, continuing the story’s imagery after the act of dāna.