Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

द्वितीयं मुद्गरं चानु गृहीत्वा विनदन्रणे । सर्वप्राणेन गोविंदं तेन मूर्ध्नि जघान सः

Transliteration

dvitīyaṃ mudgaraṃ cānu gṛhītvā vinadanraṇe | sarvaprāṇena goviṃdaṃ tena mūrdhni jaghāna saḥ

Translation

ତାପରେ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ମୁଦ୍ଗରକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଧରି, ରଣଭୂମିରେ ଗର୍ଜନ କରୁଥିବା ସେ, ସମସ୍ତ ବଳରେ ଗୋବିନ୍ଦଙ୍କ ମସ୍ତକରେ ଆଘାତ କଲା।

Word by Word

• dvitīyam: second
• dvitīyam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (mudgaram इति विशेष्यस्य)

• mudgaram: mace/hammer
• mudgaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• anu: then/afterwards
• anu: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘after/along’)

• gṛhītvā: having seized
• gṛhītvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु) → gṛhītvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, absolutive/gerund)

• vinadan: roaring
• vinadan: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nad (धातु) → vi-nad (धातु) → śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• sarva-prāṇena: with full force
• sarva-prāṇena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: ‘with all (his) strength/breath’); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• govindam: Govinda (Viṣṇu)
• govindam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tena: with that (mace)
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mūrdhni: on the head
• mūrdhni: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• jaghāna: struck
• jaghāna: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Jambha, roaring in the fray, grips the second mace and brings it down with full force upon Govinda’s head; the battlefield vibrates with the blow.

Characters & Entities

• Jambha
• Viṣṇu (Govinda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma may appear to gain momentary advantage, but such violence is transient and ultimately self-defeating.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.