Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

ततो जनार्दनोऽधावच्चक्रमुद्यम्य वेगतः । वज्रमिंद्रस्तथोद्यम्य दंडं चापि यमो नदन्

Transliteration

tato janārdano'dhāvaccakramudyamya vegataḥ | vajramiṃdrastathodyamya daṃḍaṃ cāpi yamo nadan

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ജനാർദ്ദനൻ വേഗത്തിൽ മുന്നോട്ട് പാഞ്ഞ് ചക്രം ഉയർത്തി; ഇന്ദ്രനും വജ്രം ഉയർത്തി മുന്നേറി; യമൻ ഗർജിച്ച് ദണ്ഡം ഉയർത്തി।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = then/thereupon

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अधावत्: ran towards
• अधावत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dhāv (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• उद्यम्य: having raised
• उद्यम्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√yam (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वार्थे)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) = having lifted/raised

• वेगतः: swiftly, with speed
• वेगतः: Hetu/Adverbial (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे = 'वेगेन' (with speed)

• वज्रम्: thunderbolt
• वज्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = likewise/so

• उद्यम्य: having raised
• उद्यम्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√yam (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) = having lifted/raised

• दण्डम्: staff, rod
• दण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = also/even

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• नदन्: roaring
• नदन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nad (धातु) (वर्तमान कृदन्त शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः 'गर्जन्' (roaring)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Janārdana surges forward with raised Sudarśana; Indra advances with vajra; Yama roars, lifting his staff—three pillars of protection, sovereignty, and moral law converging on the battlefield.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Indra
• Yama
• Cakra
• Vajra
• Daṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is protected through unity of divine forces—each power upholds order with its rightful instrument.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse lists devas and their weapons.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.