Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

ततोऽभवन्महायुद्धं दारुणं च भयानकम् । पपौ देवी तु मैरेयं वधार्थं सुमहाबला

Transliteration

tato'bhavanmahāyuddhaṃ dāruṇaṃ ca bhayānakam | papau devī tu maireyaṃ vadhārthaṃ sumahābalā

Translation

Kemudian berlakulah pertempuran hebat yang dahsyat dan menakutkan. Dewi yang amat gagah meminum maireya dengan niat untuk membunuh musuh.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): तदनन्तरम् (thereupon)

• abhavat: occurred, became
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; अर्थः—अभवत् (came to be/occurred)

• mahāyuddham: a great battle
• mahāyuddham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—महच्च तत् युद्धम्

• dāruṇam: terrible, fierce
• dāruṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying mahāyuddham)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• bhayānakam: frightening
• bhayānakam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhayānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying mahāyuddham)

• papau: drank
• papau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; अर्थः—पपौ (drank)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचनम्

• tu: indeed, however
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• maireyam: maireya liquor
• maireyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maireya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचनम्; पानवस्तु (object of drinking)

• vadhārtham: for killing (purpose)
• vadhārtham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadha + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—वधस्य अर्थः (for the purpose of killing)

• sumahābalā: very mighty
• sumahābalā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—सु-महती बलवती; विशेषणम् (of devī)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Dharmāraṇya context; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A terrifying battlefield erupts; the immensely powerful Goddess prepares for slaying the foe and drinks maireya, her eyes blazing with raudra resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Mātaṅgī (implied by surrounding verses)
• Dānava (implied enemy context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power acts decisively to remove threats to dharma; the Goddess assumes whatever means are necessary to restore order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Dharmāraṇya (a sacred forest-region) within the Brāhma Khaṇḍa; this verse itself focuses on the battle narrative rather than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is given in this verse; it narrates the onset of battle and the Goddess’s resolve.