Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

स भिन्नमूर्द्धा न्यपतत्केशवेनाभिताडितः । भूमौ निपतितं वेगात्परिगृह्य कुशं हरिः

Transliteration

sa bhinnamūrddhā nyapatatkeśavenābhitāḍitaḥ | bhūmau nipatitaṃ vegātparigṛhya kuśaṃ hariḥ

Translation

ケーシャヴァの激打を受け、頭は裂けて倒れ伏した。ついでハリは、地に横たわるクシャを素早く取り押さえた。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भिन्न-मूर्द्धा: with a split head / broken-headed
• भिन्न-मूर्द्धा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न (कृदन्त, √भिद्) + मूर्द्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival compound)

• न्यपतत्: fell down
• न्यपतत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular); उपसर्ग: नि (ny-)

• केशवेन: by Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• केशवेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• अभिताडितः: struck / beaten
• अभिताडितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिताडित (कृदन्त, √ताड्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अभि

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• निपतितम्: fallen (down)
• निपतितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निपतित (कृदन्त, √पत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active/PPP in sense), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: नि

• वेगात्: from/with force; due to speed
• वेगात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• परिगृह्य: having seized / taking up
• परिगृह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्ग: परि

• कुशम्: a kuśa grass blade
• कुशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; likely Sūta/Skanda framework)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Keśava’s mace-blow has split the head; the opponent collapses. Immediately, Hari bends and grips Kuśa, lifting or dragging him with swift controlled force, dust swirling at ground level.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava
• Hari
• Kuśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine intervention is depicted as decisive, reaffirming that dharma is safeguarded by the Lord’s active presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is embedded in Dvārakā Māhātmya, thereby glorifying Dvārakā as a place where Hari’s līlā manifests.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated in this verse.