Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

यौगपद्येन तैः सर्वैः क्षीराब्धेर्मंथनं कृतम् । सिद्धिर्जाता हि देवानामसिद्धिरसुरान्प्रति

Transliteration

yaugapadyena taiḥ sarvaiḥ kṣīrābdhermaṃthanaṃ kṛtam | siddhirjātā hi devānāmasiddhirasurānprati

Translation

मग त्या सर्वांनी एकाच वेळी क्षीरसागराचे मंथन केले। देवांना सिद्धी मिळाली आणि असुरांना मात्र असिद्धीच प्राप्त झाली।

Word by Word

• यौगपद्येन: simultaneously, in unison
• यौगपद्येन: Karana (Means/Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौगपद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक (manner)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Kartr̥ (Agent-instrumental in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तैः)

• क्षीराब्धेः: of the Milk Ocean
• क्षीराब्धेः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर-अब्धि (प्रातिपदिक); क्षीर + अब्धि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• मन्थनम्: churning
• मन्थनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्थन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्तृस्थानी (subject in passive)

• कृतम्: was done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त → कृत
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive sense: was done)

• सिद्धिः: success, accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जाता: arose, occurred
• जाता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त → जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicative with सिद्धिः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• असिद्धिः: failure, non-accomplishment
• असिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक); नञ् + सिद्धि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असुरान्: the demons
• असुरान्: Karma (Object with प्रति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• प्रति: towards, against
• प्रति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय (preposition-like), प्रत्यर्थक (towards/against)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣīrābdhi (mythic reference) within Kedāra narrative

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas and asuras churn the Ocean of Milk in unison; Mount Mandara as the churning rod, Vāsuki as the rope; the ocean froths, treasures emerge; devas’ faces show dawning success while asuras show frustration.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Kṣīrābdhi (Ocean of Milk)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When actions align with dharma and are performed in unity, they yield siddhi; adharma and discord culminate in asiddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is narrative (Kṣīrābdhi-manthana) within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa framework; the broader section serves the Kedāra sacred geography rather than naming a tirtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.