Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

प्रमथद्भिर्ज्वलद्भिश्च रौद्रैर्व्याप्ता दिशो दश । विस्तीर्णं शैलसङ्घातं विघूर्णितगिरिद्रुमम्

Transliteration

pramathadbhirjvaladbhiśca raudrairvyāptā diśo daśa | vistīrṇaṃ śailasaṅghātaṃ vighūrṇitagiridrumam

Translation

十方は憤怒し燃えさかる荒々しい力に満ち、広大な山塊は揺り動かされ、山の木々は渦に巻かれて翻弄された。

Word by Word

• pramathadbhiḥ: with those churning/assailing
• pramathadbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√math (मथ्, मन्थने/प्रमथे) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• jvaladbhiḥ: with those blazing
• jvaladbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jval (ज्वल्, दीप्तौ) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• raudraiḥ: with the fierce ones
• raudraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (तृतीया-बहुवचन-समूहस्य)

• vyāptāḥ: pervaded, filled
• vyāptāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ā-√āp (आप्, व्यापने) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (diśaḥ इत्यस्य)

• diśaḥ: directions
• diśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (दिश्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Saṅkhyā (Numeral qualifier/संख्या)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनार्थे; विशेषण (diśaḥ)

• vistīrṇam: spread out, extensive
• vistīrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√stṝ (स्तॄ, विस्तारे) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (śailasaṅghātam)

• śailasaṅghātam: mass of mountains
• śailasaṅghātam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śailānāṃ saṅghātaḥ)

• vighūrṇitagiridrumam: with mountain-trees shaken/whirled about
• vighūrṇitagiridrumam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√ghūrṇ (घूर्ण्, भ्रमणे) + kta (क्त) + giri (प्रातिपदिक) + druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्तपूर्वपदसमास; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (vighūrṇitaḥ giri-drumaḥ yasmin) विशेषण (śailasaṅghātam)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narration; implied from immediate context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All ten directions blaze with wrathful energies; mountain chains heave and twist, trees spinning as if caught in a divine cyclone; the horizon is red with fire.

Characters & Entities

• Ten directions (Daśa-diś)
• Mountain ranges

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse underscores the overwhelming power of time and dissolution, encouraging detachment and commitment to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is specified; the description is pan-cosmic.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is descriptive narration.