Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

कृत्याशस्त्रेण सकलानमर त्वेन गर्वितान् । तस्मिन्स्थितः प्रकुपितः शिवायतनसंसदि

Transliteration

kṛtyāśastreṇa sakalānamara tvena garvitān | tasminsthitaḥ prakupitaḥ śivāyatanasaṃsadi

Translation

憤怒に燃え、彼はシヴァの聖所の集会にとどまり、クリティヤの武器をもって、不死を誇る者どもをことごとく打ち倒さんとした。

Word by Word

• कृत्याशस्त्रेण: with the kṛtyā-weapon (magic weapon)
• कृत्याशस्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया); एकवचन; करणवाचक

• सकलान्: all
• सकलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण (अमरान्)

• अमरान्: the immortals/gods
• अमरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• त्वेन: by (their) state of being
• त्वेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्व (तद्धित-प्रत्यय; भाव/अवस्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/condition)

• गर्वितान्: proud
• गर्वितान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्वित (प्रातिपदिक; गर्व धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण (अमरान्)

• तस्मिन्: there/in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• प्रकुपितः: enraged
• प्रकुपितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कुप् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• शिवायतनसंसदि: in the assembly at Śiva’s shrine
• शिवायतनसंसदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आयतन + संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; अधिकरणवाचक

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivāyatana (at Tuhinācala)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside or before a Śiva-shrine assembly hall on a snowy mountain, the protagonist burns with anger, envisioning a Kṛtyā-weapon to fell the ‘immortal-proud’ foes.

Characters & Entities

• Pippalāda
• Kṛtyā
• Śiva
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even sacred spaces can become stages for inner conflict; pride and wrath distort intention, turning power toward harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śiva-āyatana (Śiva temple precinct) is mentioned; within this chapter it functions as a sacral setting tied to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse references a Kṛtyā as a hostile rite/construct rather than a recommended practice.