Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 174

Devanagari script

एवं प्रताप्य त्रैलोक्यं निर्जित्य बहुशः सुरान् । महारणे कुमारेण निहतः पार्थ तारकः

Transliteration

evaṃ pratāpya trailokyaṃ nirjitya bahuśaḥ surān | mahāraṇe kumāreṇa nihataḥ pārtha tārakaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ത്രിലോകവും ദഹിപ്പിച്ച് ദേവന്മാരെ പലവട്ടം ജയിച്ച ശേഷം, ഹേ പാർഥ, മഹാരണമിൽ താരകൻ കുമാരൻ (സ്കന്ദൻ) കൈയ്യാൽ നിഹതനായി.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• प्रताप्य: having overpowered
• प्रताप्य: Kriya-Avyaya (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), 'having tormented/overpowered'

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः

• निर्जित्य: having conquered
• निर्जित्य: Kriya-Avyaya (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), 'having conquered'

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: many times/often)

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• महारणे: in the great battle
• महारणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—महत् रणम् इति कर्मधारयः

• कुमारेण: by Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता-हेतुः), एकवचन

• निहतः: slain
• निहतः: Karta (Subject with passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु) + निहत (क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि-भावः 'slain'

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative/nominative used as address), एकवचन; संबोधनम्

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced); vocative 'Pārtha' retained from the received text

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a vast battle, Tāraka lies slain; devas regain composure, the skies brighten, and Skanda stands victorious with the Śakti, while the narrator addresses Pārtha as witness to the restored cosmos.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Kumāra)
• Tāraka
• Devas (Suras)
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even dominion over the three worlds gained through arrogance is temporary; divine order ultimately restores the balance through Skanda.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is the cosmic victory of Kumāra in the Kaumārikā narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a concluding statement of Tāraka’s defeat.