Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ससृजुस्ते सुराधीशा दानवेभ्यो दिवानिशम्

Transliteration

sasṛjuste surādhīśā dānavebhyo divāniśam

Translation

ആ ദേവാധിപന്മാർ ദാനവന്മാർക്കെതിരെ പകലും രാത്രിയും തങ്ങളുടെ സൈന്യവും ആയുധങ്ങളും പ്രയോഗിച്ചു വിട്ടു।

Word by Word

• ससृजुः: they produced, they created
• ससृजुः: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — perfect: 'they created/produced'

• ते: they
• ते: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — सर्वनाम

• सुराधीशाः: lords of the gods
• सुराधीशाः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् अधीशाः)

• दानवेभ्यः: for/against the demons (Dānavas)
• दानवेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/for/against)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी, बहुवचन

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — 'by day'

• निशम्: by night
• निशम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — 'by night/at night'

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping battlefield panorama: devas launching volleys and divine forces against dānavas under alternating sun and moon, suggesting unbroken vigilance.

Characters & Entities

• Surādhīśa (deva lords)
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfastness in a righteous cause requires sustained effort—without relaxation in vigilance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.