Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

दिने दिने यथा युद्धं देवदानवमानुषैः । पाताले मर्त्यलोके वा स्वर्गे वापि महेश्वर

Transliteration

dine dine yathā yuddhaṃ devadānavamānuṣaiḥ | pātāle martyaloke vā svarge vāpi maheśvara

Translation

ഹേ മഹേശ്വരാ, ദിനംപ്രതി ദേവന്മാർ, ദാനവർ, മനുഷ്യർ എന്നിവരിടയിൽ എവിടെയെവിടെ യുദ്ധം ഉണ്ടാകുന്നുവോ—പാതാളത്തിലോ, മർത്ത്യലോകത്തിലോ, സ്വർഗത്തിലോ പോലും…

Word by Word

• दिने: in a day
• दिने: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिने: day by day
• दिने: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular (पुनरुक्ति)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय — Indeclinable (as/just as)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st)/द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular (सन्दर्भे कर्मभावः)

• देवदानवमानुषैः: by gods, demons, and humans
• देवदानवमानुषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दानव + मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पाताले: in Pātāla (netherworld)
• पाताले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मर्त्यलोके: in the mortal world
• मर्त्यलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात — Disjunctive particle

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात — Disjunctive particle

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Addition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक-निपात — Particle (also/even)

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary sweep of battles arising daily across realms—celestial, earthly, and nether—invoked before Maheśvara; the sage seeks the capacity to witness them by grace.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Humans
• Pātāla
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The devotee seeks God-centered vision that spans the three worlds, placing cosmic events under divine awareness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; it continues the boon-request within the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha-origin narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a contextual setup for a request for divine sight/knowledge.