Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

ततोऽसौ तपसा युक्तः सार्द्धं तैर्देवतागणैः । सगणं रावणं रामः षड्भिर्मासैरजीहनत् । विष्णुना घातितः शस्त्रैः शिवसारूप्यमाप्तवान्

Transliteration

tato'sau tapasā yuktaḥ sārddhaṃ tairdevatāgaṇaiḥ | sagaṇaṃ rāvaṇaṃ rāmaḥ ṣaḍbhirmāsairajīhanat | viṣṇunā ghātitaḥ śastraiḥ śivasārūpyamāptavān

Translation

Kemudian, setelah diteguhkan oleh tapa dan disertai bala tentera para dewa, Rāma membunuh Rāvaṇa bersama seluruh pasukannya dalam tempoh enam bulan. Ditumpaskan oleh senjata-senjata Viṣṇu, dia mencapai keserupaan dengan Śiva (Śiva-sārūpya).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अपादान/अनन्तरार्थक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: then/from that)

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• yuktaḥ: endowed/engaged
• yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (युज् धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past participle: joined/endowed)

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahārtha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सहार्थक-उपपद (with/together)

• taiḥ: with those
• taiḥ: Sahārtha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम (Instrumental plural masculine/neuter)

• devatā-gaṇaiḥ: with the groups of deities
• devatā-gaṇaiḥ: Sahārtha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवतānāṃ gaṇāḥ) (Instrumental plural)

• sa-gaṇam: along with his retinue
• sa-gaṇam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स-उपसर्गसदृश) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अव्ययीभावः (सगणम् = गणेन सह) (Accusative singular neuter used adverbially/qualifying object)

• rāvaṇam: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• ṣaḍbhiḥ: by six
• ṣaḍbhiḥ: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम् (Instrumental plural: by six)

• māsaiḥ: months
• māsaiḥ: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)

• ajīhanat: slew/struck down
• ajīhanat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; अ-आगमः, जिघांसार्थक-रूपम् (he struck/killed)

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu
• viṣṇunā: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• ghātitaḥ: slain
• ghātitaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghātita (हन्/घात् causative-base; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः कर्मणि (past passive participle: slain)

• śastraiḥ: with weapons
• śastraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)

• śiva-sārūpyam: identity/likeness with Śiva
• śiva-sārūpyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + sārūpya (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य सारूप्यम्) (Accusative singular)

• āptavān: obtained
• āptavān: Kriya (Resultant action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु) + vat (वत्-प्रत्यय; क्तवतुँ-समर्थ)
• Form: कृदन्त-रूपम्: क्तवतुँ (past active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; परोक्षभूतार्थे (having obtained)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A climactic battlefield tableau: Rāma with devas around him, empowered by tapas, confronting Rāvaṇa and his host; the fall of Rāvaṇa is shown with a luminous transition—his spirit rising toward a Śiva-like radiance, indicating śiva-sārūpya.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Viṣṇu
• Śiva
• Devatāgaṇa (hosts of deities)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas allied with divine purpose brings decisive victory, and even a fallen foe may attain a higher state through the Lord’s dispensation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-khaṇḍa context glorifies Kedāra as a Śaiva realm where Śiva’s grace and the highest spiritual attainments are praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes tapas and divine alignment as the effective means.