Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

अथ तेन च दैत्येन ध्यानमुत्सृज्य वीक्षितम् । इंद्रेण तत्कृतं सर्वं तपोबलविनाशनम्

Transliteration

atha tena ca daityena dhyānamutsṛjya vīkṣitam | iṃdreṇa tatkṛtaṃ sarvaṃ tapobalavināśanam

Translation

ಆ ದೈತ್ಯನು ಧ್ಯಾನವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ನೋಡಿ, ತನ್ನ ತಪೋಬಲದ ನಾಶವೆಲ್ಲ ಇಂದ್ರನೇ ಮಾಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆಂದು ಅರಿತನು।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दैत्येन: by the demon
• दैत्येन: Karana/Agent (Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्सृज्य: having abandoned
• उत्सृज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्यय-कृदन्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘having abandoned’

• वीक्षितम्: was seen/observed
• वीक्षितम्: Kriya (Passive predicate/कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘was seen/observed’

• इन्द्रेण: by Indra
• इन्द्रेण: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्कृतम्: done by him/that (i.e., by Indra)
• तत्कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य कृतम्)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तपोबलविनाशनम्: destroyer of the power of austerity
• तपोबलविनाशनम्: Samanaadhikarana/Predicate (Complement/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तपःबलस्य विनाशनम्)

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Daitya breaks meditation, opens his eyes, and ‘sees’ Indra’s agency behind the ruin of his ascetic power—an awakening from inner stillness to accusatory perception.

Characters & Entities

• Lohāsura (Daitya)
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Distraction from dhyāna leads to loss of spiritual momentum; the verse also frames a moral tension between power-politics and spiritual striving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription; the verse contrasts dhyāna with its disruption.