Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ततस्ते विबुधाः सर्वे हरलब्धवरास्तदा । जघ्नुर्दैत्यानसंख्याताच्छितैः शस्त्रैरनेकधा

Transliteration

tataste vibudhāḥ sarve haralabdhavarāstadā | jaghnurdaityānasaṃkhyātācchitaiḥ śastrairanekadhā

Translation

Puis tous ces dieux, ayant alors obtenu des grâces de Hara (Śiva), abattirent d’innombrables Daityas avec des armes tranchantes, de maintes façons.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-काल/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (thereupon/then)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, masc.)

• विबुधाः: gods, celestials
• विबुधाः: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्ता-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, masc.)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, masc.); विशेषणम्

• हर-लब्ध-वराः: having boons obtained from Hara (Śiva)
• हर-लब्ध-वराः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + लब्ध (कृदन्त; √लभ् (धातु) क्त) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, masc.); समासः: हरात् लब्धाः वराः येषाम् (having boons obtained from Hara)

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable temporal adverb

• जघ्नुः: they slew
• जघ्नुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• दैत्यान्: the Daityas (demons)
• दैत्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (Accusative plural, masc.)

• असंख्यातात्: from countless (numbers)
• असंख्यातात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंख्यात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (Ablative singular, masc./neut. stem used adjectivally); अर्थे: असंख्यातात् (from countless [numbers])

• छितैः: sharpened
• छितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छित (कृदन्त; √छिद् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural); विशेषणम्

• शस्त्रैः: with weapons
• शस्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural, neut.)

• अनेकधा: in many ways
• अनेकधा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकधा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb of manner

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vṛṣanātha (Liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A battlefield where radiant devas, newly empowered by Śiva’s boon, strike down innumerable daityas with gleaming weapons; Śiva’s unseen grace is implied as a protective aura over the devas.

Characters & Entities

• Vibudhas (Devas)
• Hara (Śiva)
• Daityas
• Boons (vara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace (vara) is portrayed as the decisive spiritual power behind victory, implying that dharmic success is rooted in divine sanction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse emphasizes Hara (Śiva) and the liṅga-centered sacred context; the precise tīrtha name is not given in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; it highlights the effect of receiving Śiva’s boon, which follows liṅga reverence in the preceding narrative.