Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

चंद्रसूर्यौ ग्रहास्तारा यच्चान्यद्देवपक्षतः । तच्च सर्वं निराकृत्य स्थापितो दैत्यपक्षकः

Transliteration

caṃdrasūryau grahāstārā yaccānyaddevapakṣataḥ | tacca sarvaṃ nirākṛtya sthāpito daityapakṣakaḥ

Translation

ചന്ദ്രസൂര്യന്മാർ, ഗ്രഹതാരകൾ, ദേവപക്ഷത്തിന്റേതായ മറ്റെല്ലാം അവൻ നിരാകരിച്ചു നീക്കി; ദൈത്യപക്ഷത്തിന്റെ ആധിപത്യം സ്ഥാപിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• caṃdra-sūryau: the moon and the sun
• caṃdra-sūryau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdra (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• grahāḥ: planets
• grahāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• tārāḥ: stars
• tārāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्यय (relative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• anyat: other (thing)
• anyat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• deva-pakṣataḥ: from the gods' side/party
• deva-pakṣataḥ: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषाधारित (देवपक्षात् = from the side/party of the gods)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• nirākṛtya: having rejected/removed
• nirākṛtya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nis+ā+√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• sthāpitaḥ: was established/installed
• sthāpitaḥ: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthāpita (कृदन्त; √sthā (धातु) णिच् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (causative PPP)

• daitya-pakṣakaḥ: supporter of the Daitya side
• daitya-pakṣakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दैत्यपक्षस्य पक्षकः/समर्थकः)

Speaker

Suras (the Devas), addressing Svayambhū (Brahmā)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Prabhu (the addressed lord)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sky itself is reconfigured: sun and moon dimmed or pushed aside, stars scattered; a dark banner of the daitya-host rises, while Devas’ symbols fall, conveying a coup of the cosmos.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Sūrya
• Grahāḥ
• Tārāḥ
• Daityas
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma seeks to overturn even the celestial order; dharma’s stability depends on divine alignment and righteous guardianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is cosmic and narrative rather than geographical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a usurpation of the devas’ cosmic domain.