Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततश्चक्रं वरैर्बाणैस्ताडयामास शंकरः । तच्च द्वारवतीं प्राप्तं शिवसायकमिश्रितम्

Transliteration

tataścakraṃ varairbāṇaistāḍayāmāsa śaṃkaraḥ | tacca dvāravatīṃ prāptaṃ śivasāyakamiśritam

Translation

ನಂತರ ಶಂಕರನು ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಆ ಚಕ್ರವನ್ನು ಹೊಡೆದನು; ಅದು ಶಿವನ ಶಾಯಕಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಿಶ್ರವಾಗಿ ದ್ವಾರವತಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿತು.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थे (then)

• चक्रम्: the discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• वरैः: excellent
• वरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘बाणैः’

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ताडयामास: struck/assailed
• ताडयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताड् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense implied by stem ताडय- (णिच्)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘चक्रम्’ इत्यस्य पुनरुक्त-सूचक

• च: and
• च: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• द्वारवतीम्: Dvāravatī
• द्वारवतीम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; देश/नगरनाम

• प्राप्तम्: reached
• प्राप्तम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(it) reached’

• शिवसायकमिश्रितम्: mixed with Śiva’s arrows
• शिवसायकमिश्रितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + सायक + मिश्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘तत्/चक्रम्’; ‘mixed/associated with Śiva’s arrows’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara releases brilliant arrows that strike the spinning Sudarśana; the discus, now streaked with Śiva’s missile-energy and marked with Śiva’s name, arcs across the sky toward the sea-walled city of Dvāravatī.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Cakra (Sudarśana)
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Śiva’s arrows/missiles

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power is governed by dharma; even cosmic weapons move within a higher sacred order associated with Śiva’s will.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Prabhāsa/Somnātha; Dvāravatī is mentioned as a connected sacred geography point.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; the verse is narrative, describing the movement and sanctification/charging of the cakra by Śiva’s missiles.