Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

ततः सद्वीर्य मासाद्य तेजोवीर्यसमन्वितः । हनिष्यस्यखिलाञ्छत्रूंस्तत्प्रसादादसंशयम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sadvīrya māsādya tejovīryasamanvitaḥ | haniṣyasyakhilāñchatrūṃstatprasādādasaṃśayam

Translation

അപ്പോൾ നീ സത്യപരാക്രമം പ്രാപിച്ച്, തേജസ്സും ബലവും സമന്വിതനായി, അവന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ സംശയമില്ലാതെ എല്ലാ ശത്രുക്കളെയും നശിപ്പിക്കും।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/काल-देश-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्) — 'thereafter/then'

• सत्-वीर्यम्: excellent valor/potency
• सत्-वीर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारय-समासः (सत् = उत्तमम्/श्रेष्ठम्)

• आसाद्य: having attained
• आसाद्य: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययीभाव-रूपेण), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; 'having attained/obtained'

• तेजः-वीर्य-समन्वितः: endowed with splendor and valor
• तेजः-वीर्य-समन्वितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचनम्; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थः (तेजसा वीर्येण च समन्वितः = endowed with splendor and valor)

• हनिष्यसि: you will slay
• हनिष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्कालः), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• अखिलान्: all, entire
• अखिलान्: Visheshana (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचनम्

• तत्-प्रसादात्: from his grace
• तत्-प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य प्रसादः)

• असंशयम्: undoubtedly
• असंशयम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्) — 'without doubt'

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, newly empowered by divine grace, stands resolute with radiant aura, envisioning the defeat of enemies under the deity’s protection.

Characters & Entities

• Bhairava/Śiva (implied)
• King
• Enemies (śatravaḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous power is strengthened by devotion; victory is framed as a result of divine grace rather than mere aggression.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, where worship yields strength, radiance, and protective success.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The result (phala) of the prescribed worship is stated; the ritual steps are given in adjacent verses.