Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

क्षणेनैव तया दूत्या दैत्त्यास्त्र्ययुतसंमितान् । दृशा व्यापारयामास दुर्धरं दुर्मुखं खरम्

Transliteration

kṣaṇenaiva tayā dūtyā daittyāstryayutasaṃmitān | dṛśā vyāpārayāmāsa durdharaṃ durmukhaṃ kharam

Translation

ସେଇ ଦୂତୀ କ୍ଷଣମାତ୍ରେ ନିଜ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିଦ୍ୱାରା ଦଶସହସ୍ର ଦୈତ୍ୟାସ୍ତ୍ର-ସମ ଶକ୍ତି—ଦୁର୍ଧର, ଭୟଙ୍କରମୁଖ ଓ ଉଗ୍ର—କୁ ପ୍ରବର୍ତ୍ତିତ କଲା।

Word by Word

• kṣaṇena: in a moment, instantly
• kṣaṇena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphasis): ‘indeed/just’

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem.), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• dūtyā: by the female messenger
• dūtyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūtī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem.), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• daityāḥ: of the demon
• daityāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• tri-ayuta-saṃmitān: numbering thirty thousand
• tri-ayuta-saṃmitān: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ayuta (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃmita (√mā, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन (plural); तत्पुरुषः: ‘tri-ayutena saṃmitān’ (measured as thirty-thousand)

• dṛśā: with (her) glance/eye
• dṛśā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem.), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• vyāpārayāmāsa: caused to act/overpowered
• vyāpārayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā-√pṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद; causative (णिच्) sense: ‘set in motion/caused to act/struck down’

• durdharam: the hard-to-resist one
• durdharam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durdhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः/उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण: ‘hard to bear/irresistible’

• durmukham: the evil-faced one
• durmukham: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः: ‘evil-faced’

• kharam: Khara (proper name)
• kharam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narrator (within Skanda’s discourse to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni / sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The messenger’s eyes blaze; from her glance emanate countless weapon-like energies, forming a storm of terrible-faced forces, overwhelming the demonic power in an instant.

Characters & Entities

• Dūtī (messenger)
• Daitya weapons (astrāṇi)
• Daityapati (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine protection can manifest effortlessly—through a glance—showing that spiritual power surpasses brute force.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting, but it does not directly name a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.