Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 190

Devanagari script

यमं च पातयामास भूमौ दैत्यो मुखे हतम् । वह्निं च भिंडिपालेन चक्रे हत्वा विचेतनम्

Transliteration

yamaṃ ca pātayāmāsa bhūmau daityo mukhe hatam | vahniṃ ca bhiṃḍipālena cakre hatvā vicetanam

Translation

ദൈത്യൻ യമന്റെ മുഖത്ത് പ്രഹരിച്ചു അവനെ ഭൂമിയിൽ വീഴ്ത്തി; ഭിണ്ഡിപാലം (ഭാരമുള്ള കുന്തം) കൊണ്ട് അഗ്നിയെയും അടിച്ച് ബോധംകെട്ടാക്കി.

Word by Word

• यमम्: Yama
• यमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• पातयामास: caused to fall / felled
• पातयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (धातु; causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैत्यः: the Daitya
• दैत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुखे: in/on the face/mouth
• मुखे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हतम्: struck/slain
• हतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (qualifying यमम्)

• वह्निम्: Agni (fire-god)
• वह्निम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• भिंडिपालेन: with a bhiṇḍipāla (javelin/club-like missile)
• भिंडिपालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिण्डिपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रे: did/made
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• हत्वा: having slain/struck down
• हत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• विचेतनम्: unconscious
• विचेतनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचेतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (qualifying वह्निम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The dānava smashes Yama in the face, hurling him to the ground; then he drives a heavy bhiṇḍipāla into Agni, leaving the fire-god senseless—flames dimming amid smoke and dust.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Agni (Vahni)
• Daitya/Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even mighty cosmic powers can be shaken in war; Purāṇic narrative highlights the transient nature of strength and the need for dharmic refuge beyond mere force.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it is part of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s martial lead-up to Skanda’s divine purpose.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is purely narrative (yuddha-varṇana).