Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

तत्र स्थितं चतुर्बाहुं हरिं चानुपमद्युतिम् । तमालोक्यासुरेंद्रास्तु हर्षसंपूर्णमानसाः

Transliteration

tatra sthitaṃ caturbāhuṃ hariṃ cānupamadyutim | tamālokyāsureṃdrāstu harṣasaṃpūrṇamānasāḥ

Translation

ထိုနေရာ၌ လက်လေးလက်ရှိ၍ အလွန်မတူညီသော တောက်ပမှုရှိသည့် ဟရီ (ဗိဿဏု) ကို မြင်ကြ၏။ ထိုအရှင်ကို မြင်သော် အဆုရမင်းတို့၏ စိတ်သည် ဝမ်းမြောက်ခြင်းဖြင့် ပြည့်နှက်သွား၏။

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्थितम्: standing, stationed
• स्थितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (Past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् हरिम्

• चतुर्बाहुम्: four-armed
• चतुर्बाहुम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगुसमास (four-armed) विशेषणम् हरिम्

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

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

• अनुपम-द्युतिम्: of incomparable radiance
• अनुपम-द्युतिम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुपम (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् हरिम् (of incomparable splendor)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular; refers to Hari)

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/absolutive)

• असुरेन्द्राः: the lords of the Asuras
• असुरेन्द्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुरेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) = असुर + इन्द्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• तु: however/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• हर्ष-संपूर्ण-मानसाः: with minds completely filled with joy
• हर्ष-संपूर्ण-मानसाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् असुरेन्द्राणाम् (minds filled with joy)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa hovers; upon him stands Hari, four-armed, radiating incomparable splendor. Unexpectedly, the asura lords’ hearts fill with delight at the sight—an ambivalent, wonder-filled pause in conflict.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (Hari)
• Asura lords (Asurendras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine presence tests intentions: even opponents may misread dharma’s protector, mistaking him as a means to their victory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a battlefield vision of Hari.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.