Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

कंटकाढ्यां च बदरीं बिभ्रती तु महानना । तत्राभवन्महायुद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्

Transliteration

kaṃṭakāḍhyāṃ ca badarīṃ bibhratī tu mahānanā | tatrābhavanmahāyuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam

Translation

Sang Dewi berwajah agung itu, sambil membawa dahan badarī yang penuh duri, menimbulkan di sana suatu peperangan besar—riuh menggelegar dan membuat bulu kuduk berdiri.

Word by Word

• कण्टकाढ्याम्: abounding in thorns
• कण्टकाढ्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कण्टकैः आढ्या (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

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

• बदरीम्: jujube tree/berry (badarī)
• बदरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• बिभ्रती: bearing, holding
• बिभ्रती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धातु √भृ (भरणे)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषार्थे वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्राय रूपम्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• महानना: large-faced (one with a great face)
• महानना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—महच्च तत् आननम् यस्याः (कर्मधारय)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अभवत्: occurred, happened
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धातु √भू (सत्तायाम्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महायुद्धम्: a great battle
• महायुद्धम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—महच्च तत् युद्धम्

• तुमुलम्: tumultuous
• तुमुलम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (महायुद्धम्)

• लोमहर्षणम्: hair-raising, thrilling
• लोमहर्षणम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोम (प्रातिपदिक) + हर्षण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—लोमानि हर्षयति इति (षष्ठी/कर्म-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Vyāsa (narrative voice implied in this passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (contextually Yudhiṣṭhira)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess, great-faced and formidable, brandishes a thorn-laden jujube branch; the air churns as a massive, tumultuous battle erupts in the forest, with dust, cries, and flashing weapons.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Mātaṅgī/Śrī Mātā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma rises, divine intervention can be forceful; fearsome scenes serve the restoration of cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred region Dharmāraṇya is the narrative locus; no named tīrtha is singled out in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the onset of battle.