Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 143

Devanagari script

दैत्येन सदृशा न स्युर्बलरूपक्षमादिभिः । औदार्यादिगुणैः कृत्वा सन्तत्या चासुराधिकः

Transliteration

daityena sadṛśā na syurbalarūpakṣamādibhiḥ | audāryādiguṇaiḥ kṛtvā santatyā cāsurādhikaḥ

Translation

ബലം, രൂപം, ക്ഷമ മുതലായവയിൽ ആ ദൈത്യനോട് സമം ആരുമില്ല. ഔദാര്യാദി ഗുണങ്ങളാലും വംശപരമ്പരയാലും അവൻ അസുരന്മാരിൽ പോലും അധികം ശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ.

Word by Word

• दैत्येन: with a Daitya
• दैत्येन: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'with/to a Daitya'

• सदृशाः: similar
• सदृशाः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — 'similar'; (अध्याहृत) ते/एते इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• स्युः: would be
• स्युः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 'would be/might be'

• बलरूपक्षमादिभिः: by strength, form, forbearance, etc.
• बलरूपक्षमादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल-रूप-क्षमा-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार), तृतीया, बहुवचन — 'by/with (qualities such as) strength, form, forbearance, etc.'

• औदार्यादिगुणैः: by virtues like generosity
• औदार्यादिगुणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औदार्य-आदि-गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — 'by virtues such as generosity, etc.'

• कृत्वा: having made, having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वान्त अव्यय/gerund)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) — 'having done/made'

• सन्तत्या: by progeny
• सन्तत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्तति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — 'by progeny/lineage'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• असुराधिकः: superior to the Asuras
• असुराधिकः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुर-अधिक (प्रातिपदिक; असुर + अधिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'superior to the Asuras'; (अध्याहृत) सः/एषः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator within the Vastrāpathakṣetramāhātmya context (implied Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A portrait-like glorification of the Daitya: radiant physique, regal ornaments, calm patience in expression, open-handed generosity—yet with a shadow of pride and martial readiness.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya
• Asura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly excellence (strength, beauty, even generosity) can exist without dharmic alignment; virtue must be joined to right intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya within Prabhāsa; this particular verse is narrative setup rather than direct tīrtha-praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.