Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

विष्णुवर्जं सुरान् सर्वाञ्जेष्यसि त्वं च मां विना

Transliteration

viṣṇuvarjaṃ surān sarvāñjeṣyasi tvaṃ ca māṃ vinā

Translation

ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କୁ ବର୍ଜନ କରି ତୁ ଦେବତାମାନଙ୍କୁ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଜୟ କରିବୁ—ଏବଂ ସେଥିରେ ମୋର ସାହାଯ୍ୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ନ ଥିବ।

Word by Word

• विष्णुवर्जम्: excluding Viṣṇu
• विष्णुवर्जम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु + वर्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (exclusion)

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying सुरान्)

• जेष्यसि: you will conquer
• जेष्यसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana (Exclusion/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-निपात (preposition-like indeclinable)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A declarative oracle-like line: Śiva states the scope of conquest—‘all gods except Viṣṇu’—and emphasizes that the asura will do it without further assistance, heightening the dramatic tension.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Suras (Devas)
• Īśvara (implicit “me”)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Boons can empower autonomy, yet the supreme balance is maintained by exempting Viṣṇu, preserving cosmic equilibrium.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.