Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

भयं त्यजध्वं वै देवा दानवान्प्रति सर्वथा । अचिरेणैव कालेन घातयिष्यामि दानवान्

Transliteration

bhayaṃ tyajadhvaṃ vai devā dānavānprati sarvathā | acireṇaiva kālena ghātayiṣyāmi dānavān

Translation

ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ! ദാനവരെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഭയം നിങ്ങൾ പൂർണ്ണമായും വെടിയുവിന്. അല്പസമയത്തിനുള്ളിൽത്തന്നെ ഞാൻ ആ ദാനവരെ വധിക്കുന്നതാണ്.

Word by Word

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्यजध्वम्: abandon (you all)
• त्यजध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed)

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), बहुवचन

• दानवान्: the Dānavas
• दानवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रति: against/towards
• प्रति: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/उपपद—'towards/against'

• सर्वथा: in every way, entirely
• सर्वथा: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अचिरेण: in a short time
• अचिरेण: Adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक-तृतीया (within a short time)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (only/just)

• कालेन: in time/within time
• कालेन: Adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक-तृतीया

• घातयिष्यामि: I will slay/cause to be killed
• घातयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (णिच् causative of हन्/घात्-धातु-परम्परा)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• दानवान्: the Dānavas
• दानवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Viṣṇu (Janārdana)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied narrative destination)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (carried over from prior address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu speaks to the assembled gods, hand raised in assurance, promising swift destruction of the Dānavas.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, the Lord personally reassures and protects; fear is dispelled by surrender to divine guardianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the victory narrative supports the sanctity linked with Daityasūdana at Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a declaration of divine intent to remove adharma.