Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सुराणामसुरैः पीडां देवयोः शंभुकृष्णयोः । इंद्राग्नियमसूर्येंदुकुबेरवरुणादिकान्

Transliteration

surāṇāmasuraiḥ pīḍāṃ devayoḥ śaṃbhukṛṣṇayoḥ | iṃdrāgniyamasūryeṃdukuberavaruṇādikān

Translation

അസുരന്മാർ ദേവന്മാരെ പീഡിപ്പിച്ചതും, ശംഭുവിന്റെയും കൃഷ്ണന്റെയും അധീനത്തിലുള്ള ഇന്ദ്രൻ, അഗ്നി, യമൻ, സൂര്യൻ, ചന്ദ്രൻ, കുബേരൻ, വരുണൻ മുതലായവരെ അവരുടെ പദവികളിൽ നിന്ന് നീക്കിയതും അദ്ദേഹം വിവരിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• असुरैः: by the demons
• असुरैः: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Agentive cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पीडाम्: affliction, oppression
• पीडाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवयोः: of the two gods
• देवयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• शंभुकृष्णयोः: of Śambhu (Śiva) and Kṛṣṇa
• शंभुकृष्णयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (शंभुश्च कृष्णश्च)

• इंद्राग्नियमसूर्येंदुकुबेरवरुणादिकान्: Indra, Agni, Yama, Sūrya, the Moon, Kubera, Varuṇa and others
• इंद्राग्नियमसूर्येंदुकुबेरवरुणादिकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + अग्नि + यम + सूर्य + इन्दु + कुबेर + वरुण + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वसमासः (इन्द्रादयः)

Speaker

Narrator (reporting Brahmā’s petition)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārāyaṇa and Śiva (implied audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā narrates before Hari-Hara: devas like Indra, Agni, Yama, Sūrya, Soma, Kubera, Varuṇa appear as displaced, their emblems dimmed; shadowy asuras loom, symbolizing seized authority.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Kṛṣṇa (as Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa)
• Indra
• Agni
• Yama
• Sūrya
• Indu (Candra)
• Kubera
• Varuṇa
• Asuras
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes the rightful functioning of cosmic roles; when adharma disrupts these offices, divine intervention restores order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse supports the Setukhaṇḍa narrative backdrop.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.