Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । तारकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ग्रसनोनाम दानवः । सेनानीर्दैत्यराजस्य तथा चक्रेऽविलंबितम्

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | tārakasya vacaḥ śrutvā grasanonāma dānavaḥ | senānīrdaityarājasya tathā cakre'vilaṃbitam

Translation

နာရဒ မဟာရ္ရှီက ဆိုသည်— တာရက၏စကားကို ကြားသိပြီးနောက် ဒိုင်တျရာဇာ၏ စစ်မူးချုပ်ဖြစ်သော ဂရသန အမည်ရှိ ဒာနဝသည် အမိန့်အတိုင်း ချက်ချင်း မနှောင့်နှေးဘဲ ဆောင်ရွက်하였다။

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• तारकस्य: of Tāraka
• तारकस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund/absolutive): 'having heard'

• ग्रसनः: Grasana
• ग्रसनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• नाम: named
• नाम: Discourse (Apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-निपातः (quotative/namely)

• दानवः: a demon
• दानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्; ग्रसनस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशनम्

• सेनानीः: commander (general)
• सेनानीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेनानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्; पदवीवाचकः

• दैत्यराजस्य: of the king of demons
• दैत्यराजस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्यराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानां राजा); पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Modifier (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/अनुसरणवाचक-अव्ययम् (thus/accordingly)

• चक्रे: did, carried out
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• अविलंबितम्: without delay
• अविलंबितम्: Modifier (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ + विलंबित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-एकवचनम् (adverbial accusative): 'without delay'

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada narrates as Grasana, the daitya senāpati, briskly mobilizes troops—scribes, heralds, and captains relaying orders through the camp.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Tāraka
• Grasana
• Daitya-rāja (Daitya king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse highlights decisive action and obedience to leadership within a narrative of adharma forces preparing for conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; this is martial narrative within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes military organization and immediate execution of orders.