Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

शंखांश्च पूरयामासुश्चिक्षिपुर्देवता भृशम्

Transliteration

śaṃkhāṃśca pūrayāmāsuścikṣipurdevatā bhṛśam

Translation

ದೇವರುಗಳು ಭಾರೀ ಧ್ವನಿಯಿಂದ ಶಂಖಗಳನ್ನು ಊದಿ ತುಂಬಿಸಿದರು; ಮಹಾಬಲದಿಂದ ತಮ್ಮ ಅಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಎಸೆದರು.

Word by Word

• śaṃkhān: conches
• śaṃkhān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Acc, Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (निपात)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pūrayāmāsuḥ: filled, blew (conches)
• pūrayāmāsuḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pṝ (धातु, causative)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) (Perfect, 3rd person, Plural)

• cikṣipuḥ: threw, hurled
• cikṣipuḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (Perfect, 3rd person, Plural)

• devatāḥ: the gods (deities)
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nom, Plural)

• bhṛśam: greatly, vehemently
• bhṛśam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रता-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb of intensity)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas raise conches to their lips; the air ripples with the blast as they simultaneously hurl shining missiles, forming a luminous counter-wave against the asuras.

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The conch-blast signifies dharmic resolve and divine mobilization against disorder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the conch-blowing here is martial symbolism, not a ritual injunction.