Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

चक्रनालीकनाराचैस्तोमरैः खड्गमुद्गरैः । वत्सदन्तैस्तथा भल्लैः कर्णिकारैश्च शोभनैः

Transliteration

cakranālīkanārācaistomaraiḥ khaḍgamudgaraiḥ | vatsadantaistathā bhallaiḥ karṇikāraiśca śobhanaiḥ

Translation

ചക്രം, നാളീകം, നാരാചം, തോമരം, ഖഡ്ഗം, മുദ്ഗരം; കൂടാതെ വത്സദന്തായുധങ്ങൾ, ഭല്ലബാണങ്ങൾ, ശോഭന കർണികാരശരങ്ങൾ എന്നിവകൊണ്ട്.

Word by Word

• चक्रनालीकनाराचैः: with discs, guns/tubes, and iron arrows
• चक्रनालीकनाराचैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + नालीक + नाराच (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (चक्राणि च नालीकाः च नाराचाः च)

• तोमरैः: with javelins
• तोमरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• खड्गमुद्गरैः: with swords and maces
• खड्गमुद्गरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग + मुद्गर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (खड्गैः च मुद्गरैः च)

• वत्सदन्तैः: with ‘vatsadanta’ weapons (calf-tooth-like)
• वत्सदन्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सदन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; तत्पुरुषः (वत्सस्य दन्त इव/वत्सदन्त-नामक-शस्त्रम्)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Connector/Adverbial (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• भल्लैः: with bhalla-arrows/darts
• भल्लैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• कर्णिकारैः: with karṇikāra weapons/arrows
• कर्णिकारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शोभनैः: splendid/beautiful
• शोभनैः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषणम् (पूर्वोक्त-शस्त्राणाम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-mandala (contextual frame)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense montage of missiles: spinning chakras, whistling nārācas, flying tomaras, flashing swords and maces; ornate arrowheads like blossoms (karṇikāra) streak across the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Sura
• Asura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas portray the gravity of adharma-driven conflict by detailing its instruments, urging the listener toward restraint and righteous conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative backdrop associated with the Narmadā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.