Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

तपसा तेन चोग्रेण अजेयत्वमवाप्तवान् । अनेनापि जितश्चेंद्रो लोकपालास्तथैव च

Transliteration

tapasā tena cogreṇa ajeyatvamavāptavān | anenāpi jitaśceṃdro lokapālāstathaiva ca

Translation

ആ ഉഗ്രതപസ്സിനാൽ അവൻ അജേയത്വം പ്രാപിച്ചു; അവനാൽ ഇന്ദ്രനും ലോകപാലന്മാരും പോലും ജയിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उग्रेण: fierce, intense
• उग्रेण: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying तपसा)

• अजेयत्वम्: invincibility
• अजेयत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + जेय + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भाववाचक (abstract noun: state)

• अवाप्तवान्: obtained
• अवाप्तवान्: Kriyā (Main predication/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (Perfect participle/agentive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि (having obtained)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Additive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• जितः: was conquered
• जितः: Kriyā (Participial predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• लोकपालाः: world-guardians
• लोकपालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: लोकस्य पालाः (guardians of the worlds)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration style)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Lokapālas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity can generate immense power, but without dharma it becomes a cause of oppression and cosmic imbalance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse functions within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa narrative frame; the immediate verse is not a direct tīrtha-glorification, but part of the Kedāra sacred-region storytelling.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse references tapas (austerity) as the means of attaining power.