Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

अथ त्रिशूलमादाय तारकेण युयोध सः । वृषारूढैरनेकैश्च त्रिशूलवरधारिभिः

Transliteration

atha triśūlamādāya tārakeṇa yuyodha saḥ | vṛṣārūḍhairanekaiśca triśūlavaradhāribhiḥ

Translation

Alors, saisissant le trident, il combattit Tāraka, avec de nombreux guerriers porteurs de trident, montés sur des taureaux.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/then)

• त्रिशूलम्: trident
• त्रिशूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समास: त्रि+शूल (द्विगु)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘आदाय’ = having taken

• तारकेण: with Tāraka
• तारकेण: Sahakari/Pratiyogi (Opponent/सह-प्रत्यय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन

• युयोध: fought
• युयोध: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• वृषारूढैः: mounted on bulls
• वृषारूढैः: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष-आरोढ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आ-रुह्’ धातु से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: वृषे आरूढ (सप्तमी/अधिकरण-तत्पुरुष)

• अनेकैः: with many
• अनेकैः: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• त्रिशूलवरधारिभिः: with trident-and-boon bearers
• त्रिशूलवरधारिभिः: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिशूल-वर-धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; धृ (धातु) से धारिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: त्रिशूलं वरं च धारयन्ति (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A surge of bull-mounted, trident-bearing Śaiva warriors rushes into combat against Tāraka; dust, banners, and the gleam of iron tridents dominate the foreground.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• Tāraka
• Triśūla (Trident)
• Śiva-gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva symbolism (the trident and bull) represents disciplined power used to re-establish cosmic balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context relates to Kedāra sacred landscape; this verse focuses on the battle imagery rather than a named pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.