Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

पार्षदैर्मातृभिः सार्धं पद्मशो निहताः परे । एवं निहन्यमानेषु दानवेषु गुहादिभिः

Transliteration

pārṣadairmātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ padmaśo nihatāḥ pare | evaṃ nihanyamāneṣu dānaveṣu guhādibhiḥ

Translation

အခြားသူများကို Pārṣadas နှင့် Mātṛs တို့က များပြားလှစွာသော အရေအတွက်ဖြင့် သတ်ဖြတ်ခဲ့ကြသည်၊ ဤသို့ဖြင့် Dānavas တို့သည် Guha နှင့် သူ၏တပ်များ၏ ခုတ်ပိုင်းခြင်းကို ခံနေရစဉ်...

Word by Word

• पार्षदैः: by the attendants (gaṇas)
• पार्षदैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• मातृभिः: by the Mothers (Mātṛs)
• मातृभिः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/preposition) सहार्थक

• पद्मशः: in multitudes (lit. like lotuses)
• पद्मशः: Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + शस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) तद्धितान्त; परिमाण/समूह-बोधक

• निहताः: were slain
• निहताः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √हन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• परे: others
• परे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) प्रकार-बोधक

• निहन्यमानेषु: while (they) were being slain
• निहन्यमानेषु: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √हन् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (शानच्), कर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• दानवेषु: among the Dānavas
• दानवेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• गुह-आदिभिः: by Guha and others
• गुह-आदिभिः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गुहः आदिः येषाम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārṣadas—Śiva’s attendants—advance alongside the fierce Mātṛs, cutting down dānavas in ‘padma’ masses, like lotus-clusters strewn across the field; Skanda’s host presses forward in coordinated waves.

Characters & Entities

• Pārṣadas
• Mātṛs
• Dānavas
• Guha (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld not by a single force alone but by a divine order—Skanda, the Mothers, and the gaṇas acting in harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred geography is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.