Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ते हन्यमाना दैतेया बलेन बलशालिना । सर्वतो विद्रुता भग्नाः कुशमेव ययुस्तदा

Transliteration

te hanyamānā daiteyā balena balaśālinā | sarvato vidrutā bhagnāḥ kuśameva yayustadā

Translation

ആ മഹാബലിയുടെ ശക്തിയാൽ പ്രഹരിക്കപ്പെട്ട ദൈത്യർ എല്ലാദിക്കുകളിലേക്കും ഓടി; തോറ്റും തകർന്നും അവർ അപ്പോൾ കുശദേശത്തേക്ക് (ദ്വീപിലേക്ക്) പോയി।

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हन्यमानाः: being struck
• हन्यमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हन्यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Present passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दैतेयाः: the Daityas (sons of Diti)
• दैतेयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बलेन: by the force
• बलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• बल-शालिना: of the strong one
• बल-शालिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; adjective qualifying an implied agent (e.g., हली)

• सर्वतः: everywhere
• सर्वतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय — adverb ‘from all sides/everywhere’

• विद्रुताः: fled
• विद्रुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + द्रु (धातु) → विद्रुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भग्नाः: broken/defeated
• भग्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भञ्ज् (धातु) → भग्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुशम्: to Kuśa (a place)
• कुशम्: Gati/Karma (Goal/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular (place-name ‘Kuśa’)

• एव: only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय — ‘only/indeed’

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय — ‘then’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Daityas, wounded and terrified, scatter in all directions from Dvārakā’s battlefield, retreating toward a distant ‘Kuśa’ land; dust clouds and broken weapons mark their rout.

Characters & Entities

• Daiteya
• Kuśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is upheld by divine strength, adharma collapses and retreats; unrighteous aggression ends in flight and ruin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, whose divine defenders cause hostile forces to scatter, underscoring the city’s sanctity and protection.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse records the rout and retreat.