Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

अवदानानि दास्यामि तृप्त्यर्थं भवतां त्वरन् । एवमुक्त्वा शितैर्बाणैर्जघानाथ रुषान्वितः

Transliteration

avadānāni dāsyāmi tṛptyarthaṃ bhavatāṃ tvaran | evamuktvā śitairbāṇairjaghānātha ruṣānvitaḥ

Translation

"Je vais promptement vous donner une punition pour votre 'satisfaction'." Ayant ainsi parlé, rempli de colère, il les frappa de flèches acérées.

Word by Word

• अवदानानि: gifts/offerings
• अवदानानि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तृप्त्यर्थम्: for satisfaction
• तृप्त्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तृप्तेः अर्थः)

• भवताम्: of you (respected)
• भवताम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन; आदरार्थे (honorific)

• त्वरन्: hastening
• त्वरन्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner; hastening)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्वर् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• शितैः: sharp
• शितैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; विशेषण

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• जघान: struck/killed
• जघान: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/अनन्तरवाचक निपात (then/thereupon)

• रुषा: with anger
• रुषा: Hetu/Karaṇa (Cause/means: with anger)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुष्/रुषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• अन्वितः: endowed/possessed
• अन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Vīrabhadra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (narrative frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Contextual) audience/interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīrabhadra releases a volley of sharp arrows; gaṇas roar behind him; devas recoil as the sacrificial space turns into a battlefield.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• Bāṇa (arrows)
• Gaṇas (implied)
• Devas (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is violated, corrective divine force may manifest; the purpose is restraint and restoration, not mere violence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred-region context underlies the episode, though this verse itself is action-focused rather than tīrtha-praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.