Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

केशवस्यापि धनुषि भुजयोः शीर्ष एव च । ललंबिरे महादैत्या निनदंतो मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

keśavasyāpi dhanuṣi bhujayoḥ śīrṣa eva ca | lalaṃbire mahādaityā ninadaṃto muhurmuhuḥ

Translation

മഹാദൈത്യർ കേശവന്റെ ധനുസ്സിലും ഭുജങ്ങളിലും അതുപോലെ തന്നെ ശിരസ്സിലും വരെ തൂങ്ങി, വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ഗർജിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• keśavasya: of Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• keśavasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे ‘also/even’

• dhanuṣi: on the bow
• dhanuṣi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• bhujayoḥ: on the two arms
• bhujayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• śīrṣaḥ: the head
• śīrṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīrṣan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• lalaṃbire: hung down / were suspended
• lalaṃbire: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: la-lamb (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद-रूप (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mahādaityāḥ: the great demons
• mahādaityāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान्तः दैत्याः)

• ninadantaḥ: roaring
• ninadantaḥ: Karta (Agent as participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-nad (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• muhuḥ: repeatedly
• muhuḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis), कालवाचक-अव्यय

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Great daityas hang onto Keśava’s bow, his arms, and even his head, roaring repeatedly; Hari remains unshaken amid a crush of bodies and weapons.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Mahādaityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine remains unshaken even when surrounded; intimidation and noise cannot dislodge truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.