Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

तद्राज्यमानय वलादस्माकं महिषासुर । वीर्यं प्रकटयस्वाद्य प्रभावमपि चात्मनः

Transliteration

tadrājyamānaya valādasmākaṃ mahiṣāsura | vīryaṃ prakaṭayasvādya prabhāvamapi cātmanaḥ

Translation

Maka, wahai Mahiṣāsura, kembalikanlah kerajaan itu untuk kami dengan kekuatan. Perlihatkan hari ini keberanianmu, serta seluruh daya dan seri kemuliaanmu sendiri.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राज्यम्)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• आनय: bring back
• आनय: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वलात्: by force/forcibly
• वलात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने (from forcefully)

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• महिषासुर: O Mahiṣāsura
• महिषासुर: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महिषः असुरः)

• वीर्यम्: valor/power
• वीर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रकटयस्व: display/reveal
• प्रकटयस्व: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कटय् (धातु, नामधातु from प्रकट)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• प्रभावम्: might/splendor
• प्रभावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आत्मनः: of yourself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

Speaker

Danujas/Asuras (addressing Mahiṣāsura)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Asura elders exhort Mahiṣāsura to reclaim Svarga; Mahiṣa stands armed, radiating confidence, with banners and drums ready.

Characters & Entities

• Mahiṣāsura
• Devas
• SvargaRājya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights how ambition and force are invoked for rule—setting up the Purāṇic contrast between ego-driven power and divinely grounded dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of Setukhaṇḍa’s larger sacred-geography narrative arc.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a martial exhortation within the story.