Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 193

Devanagari script

लब्धसंज्ञस्ततो विष्णुश्चक्रं जग्राह दुर्धरम् । रानवेंद्रवसामेदोरुधिरेणाभिरंजितम्

Transliteration

labdhasaṃjñastato viṣṇuścakraṃ jagrāha durdharam | rānaveṃdravasāmedorudhireṇābhiraṃjitam

Translation

तब होश में आकर विष्णु ने अपना दुर्धर्ष चक्र उठा लिया, जो दानव-राज के वसा, मज्जा और रक्त से रंजित था।

Word by Word

• labdha-saṃjñaḥ: having regained consciousness
• labdha-saṃjñaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labdha (कृदन्त; √labh धातु) + saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘लब्ध’; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘saṃjñā’ सह कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थ: ‘regaining consciousness’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम-बोधक (then)

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• cakram: discus
• cakram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• jagrāha: seized, took up
• jagrāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• durdharam: hard to bear/hold
• durdharam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘दुर्धर’ = ‘दुष्करं धर्तुम्’ (hard to hold)

• rānava-indra-vasā-medaḥ-rudhireṇa: with the blood (mixed with fat and marrow) of the demon-king Rānava
• rānava-indra-vasā-medaḥ-rudhireṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rānava (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक) + vasā (प्रातिपदिक) + medas (प्रातिपदिक) + rudhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (rudhira); तृतीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समास-समाहार: ‘रानवेन्द्रस्य वसा-मेदो-रुधिरम्’ इत्यर्थे; Instrumental singular ‘with/by (blood...)’

• abhirañjitam: stained, reddened
• abhirañjitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-√rañj (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘stained/colored’ (agreeing with cakram)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu rises from a stunned state, eyes sharpened, and grasps the Sudarśana cakra—described as stained with the gruesome residues of the Dānava lord—signaling a turn in battle momentum.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Cakra (Sudarśana)
• Dānava leader (Tāraka implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, divine resolve reawakens; the regaining of consciousness symbolizes the return of discernment and righteous action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the cosmic battle narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.