Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

परिक्षिप्य तदात्रेयं विष्णुं संकर्षणं तथा । तोमरैर्भिन्दिपालैश्च मुशलैश्च भुशुंडिभिः

Transliteration

parikṣipya tadātreyaṃ viṣṇuṃ saṃkarṣaṇaṃ tathā | tomarairbhindipālaiśca muśalaiśca bhuśuṃḍibhiḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ അവർ ആ ആത്രേയ മുനിയെയും, വിഷ്ണുവിനെയും, സംകർഷണനെയും ചുറ്റിവളഞ്ഞ്, തോമരം, ഭിന്ദിപാലം, മുശലം, ഭൂശുണ്ഡി മുതലായ ആയുധങ്ങളാൽ പ്രഹരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• parikṣipya: having surrounded/encircled
• parikṣipya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + √kṣip (क्षिप्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्गः pari-, अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ātreyam: Ātreya (descendant of Atri)
• ātreyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātreya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saṃkarṣaṇam: Saṃkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• saṃkarṣaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkarṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• tomaraiḥ: with javelins/spears
• tomaraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tomara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (weapon noun; commonly masc.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• bhindipālaiḥ: with bhindipālas (a kind of missile/weapon)
• bhindipālaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhindipāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• muśalaiḥ: with clubs/pestles
• muśalaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhuśuṃḍibhiḥ: with bhuśuṃḍīs (a kind of weapon)
• bhuśuṃḍibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuśuṃḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Prahlāda (narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Daityas form a tight cordon around the Ātreya sage; beside him stand Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa) and Saṃkarṣaṇa (Balarāma). A storm of weapons—tomaras, bhindipālas, muśalas, and bhuśuṇḍis—flies inward, arrested by divine prowess and aura.

Characters & Entities

• Ātreya (Durvāsā)
• Viṣṇu
• Saṃkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• Tomara
• Bhindipāla
• Muśala
• Bhuśuṇḍi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when adharma surrounds the saintly and the divine, it cannot prevail against the protectors of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, presented as the Lord’s domain where Viṣṇu and Saṃkarṣaṇa actively uphold dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is martial narrative, reinforcing the theme of divine guardianship.