Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

खड्गेनाताडयद्दैत्यो गदापाणिं जनार्दनम् । मण्डलाग्रं ततो गृह्य केशवो हृष्टमानसः

Transliteration

khaḍgenātāḍayaddaityo gadāpāṇiṃ janārdanam | maṇḍalāgraṃ tato gṛhya keśavo hṛṣṭamānasaḥ

Translation

ダイティヤは剣で、棍棒を手にするジャナールダナを打った。するとケーシャヴァは心を奮い立たせ、円盤（チャクラ）を縁から掴み取った。

Word by Word

• खड्गेन: with a sword
• खड्गेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• अताडयत्: struck
• अताडयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताडय् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; 'struck'

• दैत्यः: the Daitya (demon)
• दैत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• गदापाणिम्: the mace-handed one
• गदापाणिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रायः—'गदा यस्य पाणौ' इति (गदाधर)

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

• मण्डलाग्रम्: the front/edge of the discus
• मण्डलाग्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—मण्डलस्य अग्रं (front/edge of the discus)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरकालवाचक (then)

• गृह्य: having taken
• गृह्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive); 'having taken'

• केशवः: Keśava
• केशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• हृष्टमानसः: with delighted mind
• हृष्टमानसः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—हृष्टं मानसं यस्य/हृष्टमानसः (कर्मधारय-प्रयोगः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator, likely Sūta/Skanda framework within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha/Pāṇḍava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daitya’s sword strikes Janārdana; Keśava remains uplifted and serene, then grips the discus by its rim, preparing a decisive throw; the mace rests ready in his other hand; sparks and light flare at the point of impact.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Keśava
• Daitya
• Gadā
• Khaḍga
• Cakra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine composure and righteous power prevail even when confronted by violence; the Lord’s weapons symbolize dharma’s decisive clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā sacred landscape is the implied tirtha-context, within which the Lord’s acts sanctify the region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse focuses on the battle episode that supports the broader Narmadā Māhātmya.