Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

बलिना निर्जिता येन ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । सङ्ग्रामे सुमहाघोरे कृते देवभयंकरे

Transliteration

balinā nirjitā yena brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | saṅgrāme sumahāghore kṛte devabhayaṃkare

Translation

その力によって、ブラフマー、ヴィシュヌ、マヘーシュヴァラでさえも、神々を恐怖に陥れるこの上なく凄惨な戦いの中で打ち負かされた。

Word by Word

• बलिना: by the mighty one
• बलिना: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agent descriptor)

• निर्जिताः: defeated
• निर्जिताः: Karma (कर्म) / Predicative
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग) + जि (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘defeated’

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara
• ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता) (as grammatical subject of passive predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सङ्ग्रामे: in battle
• सङ्ग्रामे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सुमहाघोरे: very great and terrible
• सुमहाघोरे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कृते: when (it was) done; upon (its) occurrence
• कृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; लोके ‘कृते’ = ‘when it occurred/when done’ (locative absolute sense)

• देवभयंकरे: causing fear to the gods
• देवभयंकरे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + भयङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nandāhrada

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A terrifying battlefield where the Trimūrti are shown checked or defeated by the asura’s force; the atmosphere is dark and stormy, foreshadowing Devi’s decisive intervention.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It heightens the tīrtha’s glory by showing that only the supreme divine power (Devī) can restore balance when even the greatest gods are challenged.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nandā-hrada, as the narrative backdrop for Devī’s victorious presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it continues the origin narrative.