Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

यथा वायुर्घनाटोपं यदवार्यं दिशां मुखे । शक्रोऽथ क्रोधसंरंभान्न विशेषयते यदा

Transliteration

yathā vāyurghanāṭopaṃ yadavāryaṃ diśāṃ mukhe | śakro'tha krodhasaṃraṃbhānna viśeṣayate yadā

Translation

Seperti angin menghalau gumpalan awan yang besar, tiada terhenti di hadapan segala penjuru, demikianlah Śakra juga—apabila disergap gelora murka—tidak lagi membezakan batas dan ukuran.

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान-सम्बन्धक-अव्यय (correlative/comparative adverb: as/just as)

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• घनाटोपम्: the mass of clouds
• घनाटोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक) + आटोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: घनानाम् आटोपः (mass/array of clouds)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• अवार्यम्: irresistible/unavoidable
• अवार्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-वार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध (unpreventable); विशेषणम् (qualifying यत्/घनाटोपम्)

• दिशाम्: of the directions
• दिशाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मुखे: in front/at the face (opening)
• मुखे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• क्रोधसंरंभात्: from (his) angry fury
• क्रोधसंरंभात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + संरंभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: क्रोधस्य संरंभः (fury born of anger)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• विशेषयते: distinguishes/discriminates
• विशेषयते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-शिष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: when)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śakra, eyes blazing, drives forward like a gale pushing a wall of clouds; the directions seem unable to resist; his posture shows unmeasured fury.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Vāyu (as simile)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger overwhelms discernment; dharma is protected by restraint and clear discrimination even in conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it offers an ethical observation about krodha (anger).