Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

अपाकर्षत दूरं स तस्माद्देवभृतस्तथा । तपोबालाच्च सा तस्य न वध्यत्वं जगाम ह

Transliteration

apākarṣata dūraṃ sa tasmāddevabhṛtastathā | tapobālācca sā tasya na vadhyatvaṃ jagāma ha

Translation

ଦେବରାଜ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ତାଙ୍କୁ ସେହି ସ୍ଥାନରୁ ଦୂରକୁ ଟାଣି ନେଲେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ତପୋବଳ ହେତୁ ସେ ତାଙ୍କର ବଶୀଭୂତ ହେଲେ ନାହିଁ କିମ୍ବା ନିହତ ହେଲେ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• apākarṣata: dragged/pulled away
• apākarṣata: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-ā√kṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dūram: far away
• dūram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasmāt: from that (place)
• tasmāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• devabhṛtaḥ: from the devabhṛt (sacred place/one connected with gods)
• devabhṛtaḥ: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devabhṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; 'देवभृत्' = देवसेवक/देवधारक (contextual epithet)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रम (also/likewise)

• tapo-balāt: due to the power of austerity
• tapo-balāt: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tapasaḥ balam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• vadhyatvam: killability/vulnerability to being slain
• vadhyatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadhyatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• jagāma: went/attained
• jagāma: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle), कथन-प्रत्यय (indeed)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant and forceful, attempts to drag the tapasvinī away; despite movement, she remains composed, surrounded by a subtle aura indicating tapas-bala that prevents harm.

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas generates protective spiritual force; steadfast virtue makes one unconquerable by intimidation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit teaching: sustained tapas (austerity) is upheld as a source of spiritual strength.