Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

न विदुर्ह्यसुराः सर्वे गतान्देवांस्त्रिविष्टपात् । नानारूपधरां स्तस्मात्कश्यपस्याश्रयं प्रति

Transliteration

na vidurhyasurāḥ sarve gatāndevāṃstriviṣṭapāt | nānārūpadharāṃ stasmātkaśyapasyāśrayaṃ prati

Translation

Tous les Asura ne surent pas que les dieux avaient quitté Triviṣṭapa (le ciel). Aussi les dieux, revêtant des formes diverses, allèrent-ils chercher refuge auprès de Kaśyapa.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• विदुः: knew
• विदुः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• असुराः: asuras
• असुराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• गतान्: gone
• गतान्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृत-प्रत्यय: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘gone’

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (object of knowing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• त्रिविष्टपात्: from Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• त्रिविष्टपात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थानवाचक), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• नाना-रूप-धरान्: assuming many forms
• नाना-रूप-धरान्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘various-forms-bearing’ (बहुरूपधारी)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति पञ्चमी-रूपेण प्रयुक्तम्; हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभाव (therefore/from that)

• कश्यपस्य: of Kaśyapa
• कश्यपस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• आश्रयम्: refuge/shelter
• आश्रयम्: Karma (goal/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Gati/Direction marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition-like indeclinable)

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Atri

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gods, unseen by the Asuras, depart Svarga in varied disguises—some as ascetics, some as birds—moving toward Kaśyapa’s serene hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Devas
• Triviṣṭapa (Svarga)
• Kaśyapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma sometimes advances through prudence: when confronted by overwhelming force, the righteous may employ strategic concealment and seek counsel from the wise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse does not glorify a specific earthly tīrtha; it narrates a heavenly episode within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.