Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

शूलशक्तिगदाहस्ता दण्डोपलकरास्तथा । कालाग्निरुद्रसंकाशा नादयन्तो दिशो दश

Transliteration

śūlaśaktigadāhastā daṇḍopalakarāstathā | kālāgnirudrasaṃkāśā nādayanto diśo daśa

Translation

Ils brandissaient tridents, lances et massues; d’autres tenaient bâtons et pierres. Ces terribles suivants, pareils à Rudra, feu du Temps, poussèrent des rugissements faisant retentir les dix directions.

Word by Word

• शूलशक्तिगदाहस्ताः: having trident, spear, and mace in hand
• शूलशक्तिगदाहस्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः ‘शूल-शक्ति-गदा-हस्ताः’ = ‘whose hands hold trident, spear, mace’

• दण्डोपलकराः: with staffs and stones in hand
• दण्डोपलकराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + उपल (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः ‘दण्ड-उपल-कराः’ = ‘whose hands hold staff and stones’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थे (likewise/also)

• कालाग्निरुद्रसंकाशाः: resembling Kālāgni-Rudra
• कालाग्निरुद्रसंकाशाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कालाग्निरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक; काल + अग्नि + रुद्र) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे ‘कालाग्निरुद्र-सदृशाः’

• नादयन्तः: making resound
• नादयन्तः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नादय् (धातु; णिच्)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) विशेषणम्; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनार्थे (agreeing with ‘दिशः’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta tradition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A host of Rudra-like attendants brandish tridents, spears, maces, staffs, and stones; their bodies blaze like Kālāgni-Rudra; they roar so the ten directions tremble.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect toward Maheśvara and dharma invites overwhelming cosmic consequence, symbolized by Rudra-like attendants shaking the directions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, where sacred geography is taught through Purāṇic episodes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is a descriptive verse within the narrative.