Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अथासौ सर्वसैन्यानां विनाशाय महाभुजः । शंखं दध्मौ महारावं पूरयन्निव रोदसी

Transliteration

athāsau sarvasainyānāṃ vināśāya mahābhujaḥ | śaṃkhaṃ dadhmau mahārāvaṃ pūrayanniva rodasī

Translation

ତେବେ ସେଇ ମହାବାହୁ ବୀର ସମଗ୍ର ସେନାର ବିନାଶ ନିମିତ୍ତେ ଉଦ୍ୟତ ହୋଇ, ମହାରବ ସହିତ ଶଙ୍ଖ ଧ୍ୱନି କଲେ; ଯେନେ ତାହାର ନାଦରେ ଆକାଶ ଓ ପୃଥିବୀ ଉଭୟ ପୂରିଗଲା।

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable; then/now marker)

• āsau: he (that one)
• āsau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (singular)

• sarva-sainyānām: of all the armies
• sarva-sainyānām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक) + sainya (सैन्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (all + armies = all the armies)

• vināśāya: for destruction
• vināśāya: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśa (विनाश-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य (dative of purpose)

• mahā-bhujaḥ: the mighty-armed (one)
• mahā-bhujaḥ: Karta (Subject-apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (महा-प्रातिपदिक) + bhuja (भुज-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः कर्मधारयः (great-armed)

• śaṃkham: conch
• śaṃkham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (शंख-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dadhmau: blew
• dadhmau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhmā (ध्मा धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahā-rāvam: with a great roar
• mahā-rāvam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (महा-प्रातिपदिक) + rāva (राव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः कर्मधारयः

• pūrayan: filling
• pūrayan: Karta (Agent-participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pṝ (पॄ धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (Comparative marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-वाचक (comparative particle)

• rodasī: the two worlds (heaven and earth)
• rodasī: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rodasī (रोदसी-प्रातिपदिक; द्विवचनान्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन (dual); द्यावापृथिव्यौ (heaven and earth)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mighty-armed hero stands at the front of an army line, lifting a white conch to his lips; the blast is visualized as expanding rings of sound that fill sky and earth, shaking banners, dust, and clouds.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is portrayed as a decisive force: righteous resolve manifests as overwhelming spiritual and martial power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a broader narrative section of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive (a conch-blast as a battle signal), not a ritual injunction.