Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

नष्टे स्कंदे हते सैन्ये वीरभद्रे पराजिते । गतास्ते भयसंत्रस्ता महाकाले विनिर्जिते

Transliteration

naṣṭe skaṃde hate sainye vīrabhadre parājite | gatāste bhayasaṃtrastā mahākāle vinirjite

Translation

Quand Skanda eut disparu, que l’armée fut massacrée, que Vīrabhadra fut vaincu et que Mahākāla eut remporté la victoire, ceux-là (les Dānavas) s’enfuirent, saisis d’effroi.

Word by Word

• नष्टे: when (Skanda) was lost/vanished
• नष्टे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नश् (धातु) → नष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• स्कंदे: in/when Skanda
• स्कंदे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• हते: when (it) was slain
• हते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• सैन्ये: when the army
• सैन्ये: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• वीरभद्रे: when Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• पराजिते: when (he) was defeated
• पराजिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराजि (धातु) → पराजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• भयसंत्रस्ताः: terrified with fear
• भयसंत्रस्ताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + संत्रस्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (भयेन संत्रस्ताः = frightened by fear)

• महाकाले: when Mahākāla
• महाकाले: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• विनिर्जिते: when (he) was completely conquered
• विनिर्जिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) + वि-निर्-; विनिर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame); Arbuda-kṣetra (sectional locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A battlefield after a decisive reversal: scattered weapons, fleeing Dānavas with terrified faces, banners torn; in the center the looming presence of Mahākāla’s victory aura, with Skanda absent from the frame to emphasize Śiva’s supremacy.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Vīrabhadra
• Mahākāla
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse emphasizes the inevitability of dharma’s victory through Śiva’s supreme power (Mahākāla), dispelling fear and adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

While not naming a new site, it strengthens the Bhadrakarṇa tīrtha’s greatness by linking it to Mahākāla and Śiva’s victorious presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it presents a mythic outcome (phala/mahattva implied through narrative).