Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अथासौ भूतलं सर्वं वशीकृत्वा महाबलः । ततो दैत्यगणैः सार्द्धं जगाम त्रिदशालयम्

Transliteration

athāsau bhūtalaṃ sarvaṃ vaśīkṛtvā mahābalaḥ | tato daityagaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ jagāma tridaśālayam

Translation

मग तो महाबली सर्व पृथ्वी वश करून, दैत्यगणांसह त्रिदशांच्या आलयास (देवलोकास) गेला।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• असौ: he (that one)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भूतलम्: the earth’s surface, the earth
• भूतलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘भूतेः तलम्/भूमेः तलम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘भूतलम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• वशीकृत्वा: having subdued
• वशीकृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वशी + कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• महाबलः: mighty
• महाबलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘असौ’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: ततः-शब्दः; अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon/from there)

• दैत्यगणैः: with groups of Daityas
• दैत्यगणैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘दैत्यानां गणैः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like adverb: ‘together with’)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्रिदशालयम्: the abode of the gods (heaven)
• त्रिदशालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘त्रिदशानाम् आलयम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bāṣkali with daitya hosts marching from conquered earth toward the radiant gates of Devaloka; banners, drums, and dark clouds contrasting with celestial light.

Characters & Entities

• Bāṣkali
• Daityas
• Tridaśas (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked power and domination lead to confrontation with divine order, a recurring Purāṇic moral arc.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Still in the prelude to the Jalaśāyī tīrtha’s origin; the site is not named anew in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the Daitya king’s advance toward the gods’ realm.