Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

तत्प्रभावाज्जघानाऽथ खरादीन्राक्षसोत्तमान् । तथा वै रावणं रौद्रं मेघनादसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

tatprabhāvājjaghānā'tha kharādīnrākṣasottamān | tathā vai rāvaṇaṃ raudraṃ meghanādasamanvitam

Translation

ആ പുണ്യപ്രഭാവത്തിന്റെ ബലത്തിൽ അദ്ദേഹം ഖരൻ മുതലായ ശ്രേഷ്ഠരാക്ഷസന്മാരെ വധിച്ചു. അതുപോലെ മേഘനാദനോടുകൂടിയ ഭീകരനായ രാവണനെയും നിഹതനാക്കി.

Word by Word

• तत्-प्रभावात्: from that power/effect
• तत्-प्रभावात्: Apādāna (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘तस्य प्रभावात्’; ablative singular masculine

• जघान: slew
• जघान: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; 3rd sg perfect

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक (particle: ‘then’)

• खर-आदीन्: Khara and others
• खर-आदीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘खरं च अन्यांश्च’; accusative plural masculine

• राक्षस-उत्तमान्: the foremost demons
• राक्षस-उत्तमान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; accusative plural masculine

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: ‘likewise, also’)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/उपपद (particle: ‘indeed’)

• रावणम्: Rāvaṇa
• रावणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular masculine

• रौद्रम्: fierce, terrible
• रौद्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with ‘रावणम्’; accusative singular masculine

• मेघनाद-समन्वितम्: accompanied by Meghnāda
• मेघनाद-समन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेघनाद (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √अन्वि/अन्व् ‘to be connected’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मेघनादेन समन्वितम्’; agrees with ‘रावणम्’; accusative singular masculine

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta in Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, empowered by the sacred influence of the tīrtha, defeats Khara and other rākṣasas; the verse telescopes later victory over Rāvaṇa with Meghanāda present, emphasizing divine-backed heroism.

Characters & Entities

• Khara
• Rāvaṇa
• Meghanāda (Indrajit)
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred power (tīrtha-prabhāva) supports dharma, enabling the defeat of destructive forces and restoring righteous order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse attributes victory to a prior-mentioned sacred influence; the exact tīrtha is established in the surrounding Adhyāya 20 context of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it emphasizes the result (prabhāva/merit) rather than a specific rite.