Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तस्य शक्तिः स्वयं दत्ता विधिनाऽद्भुतदर्शना । अमोघा विजयार्थाय दैत्यपक्षक्षयाय च

Transliteration

tasya śaktiḥ svayaṃ dattā vidhinā'dbhutadarśanā | amoghā vijayārthāya daityapakṣakṣayāya ca

Translation

Vidhī (Brahmā) lui-même lui remit, selon le rite, la merveilleuse et éclatante Śakti (lance), infaillible pour la victoire et pour l’anéantissement des armées des daityas.

Word by Word

• तस्य: to him/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• शक्तिः: power/weapon (Śakti)
• शक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/nom.); एकवचन

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मकर्तृवाचक/स्वतन्त्रता (personally, of itself)

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (was given)

• विधिना: by Brahmā (Vidhi)/by ordinance
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); एकवचन

• अद्भुतदर्शना: of marvelous appearance
• अद्भुतदर्शना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (having wondrous appearance)

• अमोघा: unfailing
• अमोघा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमोघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण

• विजयार्थाय: for victory
• विजयार्थाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/dative); एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the purpose of victory)

• दैत्यपक्षक्षयाय: for the destruction of the demon faction
• दैत्यपक्षक्षयाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + पक्ष + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the destruction of the demons' side/faction)

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya-style narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā (Vidhī) presents the radiant Śakti-spear to Kumāra; the spear glows with auspicious marks, signifying certain victory and the end of the demon host.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Brahmā (Vidhī)
• Śakti (weapon)
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power is granted for dharmic ends—victory is framed as protection of cosmic order, not personal conquest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting; the verse emphasizes Skanda’s empowerment rather than naming the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates the bestowal of a divine weapon.