Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
Devanagari script
भवतश्छिद्रमासाद्य घोरेऽस्मिन्सलिलावृते । पूर्वकल्पसमुद्भूतावसुरौ सुरदुर्जयौ
Transliteration
bhavataśchidramāsādya ghore'sminsalilāvṛte | pūrvakalpasamudbhūtāvasurau suradurjayau
Translation
あなたの隙を得て、この水に覆われた恐るべき広がりの中に、前のカルパより生じた二人のアスラが現れた――神々すら打ち勝ちがたい者たちである。
Word by Word
भवतःof you
भवतः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootभवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध
छिद्रम्a flaw/opening
छिद्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootछिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म
आसाद्यhaving found/obtained
आसाद्य:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ + सद् (धातु) → आसाद्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्)
Formल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)
घोरेin this dreadful
घोरे:
Adhikarana (Locus)
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अस्मिन्)
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (Locus)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम
सलिलावृतेcovered with water
सलिलावृते:
Adhikarana (Locus)
TypeAdjective
Rootसलिल + आवृत (प्रातिपदिक: सलिलावृत)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सलिलेन आवृतः) + क्त-कृदन्त
पूर्वकल्पसमुद्भूतौarisen in a former aeon
पूर्वकल्पसमुद्भूतौ:
Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व + कल्प + सम् + उद् + भू (धातु) → समुद्भूत (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वे कल्पे समुद्भूतौ) क्त-कृदन्त
असुरौtwo asuras
असुरौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन
सुरदुर्जयौhard for the gods to defeat
सुरदुर्जयौ:
Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुर + दुर्जय (प्रातिपदिक: सुरदुर्जय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुरैः दुर्जयौ = hard for gods to conquer)
Speaker
Narmadā continuing her account
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Rudra/Īśvara
Visual Art Cues
Scene: From the dark, water-covered dread expanse, two formidable asuras from a prior kalpa arise, seizing the opportunity of an unguarded moment; the scene is charged with impending conflict.
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚivaA
Asuras (two)D
DevasFAQs
Purāṇic teaching emphasizes that disorder exploits negligence, but dharma is ultimately re-established through divine agency.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is cosmological, embedded within the Revā Khaṇḍa frame.
None.