Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । योऽसौ वज्रांगतनयस्त्वया दत्तवरः प्रभो । भृशं विप्रकृतास्तेन तत्त्वं जानासि तत्त्वतः

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | yo'sau vajrāṃgatanayastvayā dattavaraḥ prabho | bhṛśaṃ viprakṛtāstena tattvaṃ jānāsi tattvataḥ

Translation

ଦେବମାନେ କହିଲେ—ହେ ପ୍ରଭୋ! ସେ ହେଉଛି ବଜ୍ରାଙ୍ଗର ପୁତ୍ର, ଯାହାକୁ ଆପଣ ବର ଦେଇଥିଲେ। ତାହାର ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆମେ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଭାବେ ପୀଡ଼ିତ; ତଥାପି ଆପଣ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱକୁ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱତଃ ଜାଣନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• asau: that (one)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; दूरवाचक-सर्वनाम

• vajrāṃga-tanayaḥ: son of Vajrāṅga
• vajrāṃga-tanayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra-aṃga (प्रातिपदिक) + tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वज्राङ्गस्य तनयः)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• datta-varaḥ: one who has been granted a boon
• datta-varaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: datta (कृदन्त; √dā (धातु) क्त) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (दत्तः वरः यस्य/दत्तवरः)

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• bhṛśam: greatly, severely
• bhṛśam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• viprakṛtāḥ: harmed, wronged
• viprakṛtāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viprakṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; vi+pra+√kṛ (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tattvam: the truth, reality
• tattvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• jānāsi: you know
• jānāsi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tattvataḥ: in reality, truly
• tattvataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tattvatas (अव्यय; tattva + tas)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Devas

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Prabhu (the addressed lord)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Devas speak in chorus, pointing to the asura’s lineage (son of Vajrāṅga) and reminding the lord of the boon previously granted; their faces show both reverence and distress.

Characters & Entities

• Vajrāṅga
• Vajrāṅgatanaya (son of Vajrāṅga)
• Brahmā (implied as boon-giver)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power granted without restraint can become oppression; divine boons still operate within the larger framework of dharma and cosmic correction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it identifies the antagonist (Vajrāṅga’s son).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.