Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

वह्निस्तु स्वां ददौ शक्तिं हिमवान्वाहनं ददौ । सर्वदेवसमुद्भूतगणकोटिसमावृतः

Transliteration

vahnistu svāṃ dadau śaktiṃ himavānvāhanaṃ dadau | sarvadevasamudbhūtagaṇakoṭisamāvṛtaḥ

Translation

Agni conféra sa propre puissance de lance (śakti), et Himavān donna une monture. Entouré de crores de gaṇas issus de tous les dieux, il se tint rangé en ordre.

Word by Word

• vahniḥ: Agni (Fire)
• vahniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• tu: and/but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थकः (but/indeed)

• svām: his own
• svām: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• śaktim: power/energy
• śaktim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• himavān: Himavān (the Himalaya)
• himavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• vāhanam: mount/vehicle
• vāhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• sarvadevasamudbhūtagaṇakoṭisamāvṛtaḥ: surrounded by crores of hosts born from all the gods
• sarvadevasamudbhūtagaṇakoṭisamāvṛtaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + deva + samudbhūta + gaṇa + koṭi + samāvṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वदेवेभ्यः समुद्भूताः गणाः, तेषां कोटिभिः समावृतः)

Speaker

Deductive (Nāgara-khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himavān (Himalaya) / Jāhnavī continuum (implied)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agni, blazing yet controlled, bestows śakti (spear-power) upon Kumāra; Himavān, majestic and snow-crowned, offers a mount; around Kumāra gather innumerable gaṇas emanating from the gods, forming a vast army.

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Vahni)
• Himavān
• Gaṇa
• Devas
• Skanda (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma must be defended, cosmic powers contribute their strengths—showing unity of divine forces behind righteous action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse supports the broader tīrtha-narrative by describing divine preparations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative description of divine endowments.