Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

अद्य मे विपुलं बाह्वोर्बलं पश्यत दैत्याधमं नाशयामि मुष्टिनैकेन पश्यत

Transliteration

adya me vipulaṃ bāhvorbalaṃ paśyata daityādhamaṃ nāśayāmi muṣṭinaikena paśyata

Translation

今日、我が両腕の広大なる力を見よ。見よ――この最も卑しき魔を、ただ一つの拳にて滅ぼしてみせよう。見よ！

Word by Word

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विपुलम्: great, abundant
• विपुलम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (बलम् इति)

• बाह्वोः: of (my) two arms
• बाह्वोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पश्यत: see! (you all)
• पश्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्; √दृश्—‘to see’

• दैत्याधमम्: the vile Daitya
• दैत्याधमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अधम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अधमो दैत्यः)

• नाशयामि: I destroy, I will destroy
• नाशयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) √नश्—‘to destroy’

• मुष्टिना: with a fist
• मुष्टिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• एकेन: with one (single)
• एकेन: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मुष्टिना इति)

• पश्यत: see!
• पश्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Viṣṇu (Hari) speaking to the Devas

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas / onlookers

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The hero raises his arms, proclaiming immense strength; the camera-like focus is on the muscular arms and clenched fist, with the demon as target; onlookers watch in suspense.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (Hari)
• Devas
• Daitya (Tāraka implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power is decisive and protective; when dharma is threatened, the Lord’s strength manifests to restore order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.