Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

अस्त्रैर्नानाविधैश्चापि युयुधुः क्रोधमूर्छिताः । दानवैः संवृतो विष्णुः समन्ताद्घोरदर्शनैः

Transliteration

astrairnānāvidhaiścāpi yuyudhuḥ krodhamūrchitāḥ | dānavaiḥ saṃvṛto viṣṇuḥ samantādghoradarśanaiḥ

Translation

Hors d’eux-mêmes sous l’emportement de la colère, ils combattirent avec des armes de toutes sortes. Viṣṇu fut cerné de toutes parts par des Dānavas à l’apparence effroyable.

Word by Word

• astraiḥ: with weapons
• astraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• nānāvidhaiḥ: of various kinds
• nānāvidhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः = नानाविध (of many kinds), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (agreeing with astraiḥ)

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

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), समुच्चय/अपि = 'also/even'

• yuyudhuḥ: they fought
• yuyudhuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yudh (युध्) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• krodhamūrchitāḥ: overcome by anger
• krodhamūrchitāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrchita (कृदन्त; √murch मूर्छ्, past participle)
• Form: समासः = क्रोध-मूर्छित (faint/overcome with anger), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• dānavaiḥ: by the Dānavas (demons)
• dānavaiḥ: Kartr-karana (Agent group as instrument/कर्ता-समूह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• saṃvṛtaḥ: surrounded/covered
• saṃvṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + √vṛ (वृ) (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (passive sense)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• samantāt: on all sides
• samantāt: Sambandha (Spatial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• ghoradarśanaiḥ: of dreadful appearance
• ghoradarśanaiḥ: Kartr-visheṣaṇa (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः = घोर-दर्शन (terrible in appearance), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (agreeing with dānavaiḥ)

Speaker

Prahlāda (narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Śaunaka group (typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of terrifying Dānavas closes in from all sides, weapons raised; Viṣṇu stands centered, calm yet battle-ready, radiating protective power amid chaos.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger-driven adharma may appear overwhelming, but it cannot conquer the divine foundation of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s māhātmya context continues, portraying the Lord’s invincible presence in His sacred abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on the narrative assurance of divine protection and victory.