Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

एवं लब्धवरो भूत्वा तारको हि महाबलः । देवान्युद्धार्थमाहूय युयुधे तैः सहासुरः

Transliteration

evaṃ labdhavaro bhūtvā tārako hi mahābalaḥ | devānyuddhārthamāhūya yuyudhe taiḥ sahāsuraḥ

Translation

Ainsi, ayant obtenu le don, le très puissant Tāraka convoqua les dieux pour la guerre, et cet Asura combattit contre eux.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (Manner/प्रकाराधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• लब्ध-वरः: having obtained a boon
• लब्ध-वरः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (लभ् धातु, कृदन्त) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; ‘लब्धः वरः यस्य’ (having obtained a boon)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) → भूत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having become’

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

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

• महाबलः: mighty / very strong
• महाबलः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; ‘महद् बलम् यस्य’ (very strong)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — masculine accusative plural

• युद्ध-अर्थम्: for battle
• युद्ध-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — neuter accusative singular; ‘युद्धस्य अर्थः’ (for the sake of battle)

• आहूय: having summoned
• आहूय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ह्वे (धातु) → आहूय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), आ-उपसर्ग; ‘having summoned/called’

• युयुधे: fought
• युयुधे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — perfect, 3rd person singular

• तैः: with them
• तैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — masculine/neuter instrumental plural (pronoun)

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः (indeclinable preposition) — ‘with’

• असुरः: the demon
• असुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative framing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience/reciter’s interlocutor (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tāraka, now radiant with boon-born confidence, summons the devas—messengers flying, banners rising, conches sounding. The devas assemble with weapons, reluctant yet compelled.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power gained without dharma leads to conflict; cosmic struggle arises when boons are misused for domination.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; the surrounding Kedārakhaṇḍa frames such narratives within the sanctity and dharma-vision associated with Kedāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.