Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

आसुरीं योनिमासाद्य वृत्रोनाम्नाऽभवत्तदा । तपसा परमेणैव त्वष्ट्रा संयोजितः क्रमात्

Transliteration

āsurīṃ yonimāsādya vṛtronāmnā'bhavattadā | tapasā parameṇaiva tvaṣṭrā saṃyojitaḥ kramāt

Translation

ആസുരീ യോനിയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച് അവൻ അപ്പോൾ ‘വൃത്ര’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനായി. പരമ തപസ്സിന്റെ ശക്തിയാൽ ത്വഷ്ടാവ് ക്രമമായി അവന്റെ രൂപീകരണം നടത്തി।

Word by Word

• आसुरीम्: demonic
• आसुरीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• योनिम्: womb, birth
• योनिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचनम्

• आसाद्य: having attained
• आसाद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive)

• वृत्रः: Vṛtra
• वृत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) एकवचनम्

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचनम्; 'नाम्ना' = by name

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past) प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd) एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्ययम् (then)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचनम्

• परमेण: supreme
• परमेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd) एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (तपसा सह)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपातः

• त्वष्ट्रा: by Tvaṣṭṛ
• त्वष्ट्रा: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचनम्

• संयोजितः: joined/produced, brought into being
• संयोजितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयोजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st) एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• क्रमात्: in due course
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनान्त-निपातवत् (ablatival adverb); 'क्रमात्' = in due course/gradually

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāranātha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dark, powerful asuric birth scene: the reborn being named Vṛtra emerges; nearby, the divine artisan Tvaṣṭṛ performs a formative rite, shaping the body through tapas and mantra-like craft.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtra
• Tvaṣṭṛ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is portrayed as a potent force that can shape destiny and even bring formidable beings into manifestation—hence it must be guided by dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region), though this verse itself focuses on the Vṛtra backstory rather than a specific tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse sets narrative groundwork through the theme of austerity (tapas).