Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

कुजंभो विष्णुना चैव तावत्य क्षौहिणीवृतः । अन्ये च त्रिदशाः सव मरुतश्च महाबलाः

Transliteration

kujaṃbho viṣṇunā caiva tāvatya kṣauhiṇīvṛtaḥ | anye ca tridaśāḥ sava marutaśca mahābalāḥ

Translation

Kujambha juga, dikelilingi oleh bala tentera sedemikian, berhadapan dengan Viṣṇu. Dan semua dewa yang lain—bersama para Marut yang perkasa—turut menyertai pertempuran.

Word by Word

• कुजम्भः: Kujambha (a name/person)
• कुजम्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुजम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुना: by/with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तावत्य: so much/as much
• तावत्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); परिमाणवाचक (quantifying)

• क्षौहिणीवृतः: surrounded by an army (kṣauhiṇī)
• क्षौहिणीवृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षौहिणी + वृत (कृदन्त; √वृ (वृञ्) धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); क्तान्त-विशेषण (past passive participle)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्रिदशाः: gods (the thirty)
• त्रिदशाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सव: all/entire (reading uncertain)
• सव: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); (पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट-रूप)

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महाबलाः: very strong/mighty
• महाबलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide battlefield tableau: Viṣṇu facing the asura Kujambha amid dense akṣauhiṇī formations; the Maruts and other devas surge in from the flanks, banners and weapons raised, clouds and wind motifs swirling overhead.

Characters & Entities

• Kujambha
• Viṣṇu
• Tridaśas (Devas)
• Maruts

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is protected through collective effort—each divine power fulfills its role for the stability of the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.