Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

गदामुद्यम्य संक्रुद्धो योद्धुमागाज्जनार्द्दनम् । तमुद्यतगदं दृष्ट्वा निहतं जीवितं पुनः

Transliteration

gadāmudyamya saṃkruddho yoddhumāgājjanārddanam | tamudyatagadaṃ dṛṣṭvā nihataṃ jīvitaṃ punaḥ

Translation

ସେ କ୍ରୋଧରେ ଗଦା ଉଠାଇ ଜନାର୍ଦ୍ଦନଙ୍କ ସହ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବାକୁ ଆସିଲା; ଉଦ୍ୟତ ଗଦାଧାରୀକୁ ଦେଖି ପ୍ରଭୁ ତାକୁ ନିହତ କଲେ, ତଥାପି ସେ ପୁନଃ ଜୀବନ ପାଇଲା।

Word by Word

• gadām: mace
• gadām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• udyamya: having raised
• udyamya: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yam (यम्) उपसर्गः उद्
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• saṃkruddhaḥ: enraged
• saṃkruddhaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃkruddha (कृदन्त, √krudh क्रुध् with sam-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• yoddhum: to fight
• yoddhum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yudh (युध्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• āgāt: came/approached
• āgāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) उपसर्गः आ
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• janārdanam: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• janārdanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• udyata-gadam: with mace raised
• udyata-gadam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udyata (कृदन्त, √yam यम् with ud-) + gadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (‘उद्यता गदा यस्य/उद्यतां गदां धारयन्’)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• nihatam: killed/destroyed
• nihatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nihata (कृदन्त, √han हन् with ni-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त)

• jīvitam: life
• jīvitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Dānava charges with a raised mace toward Janārdana; the Lord strikes him down, yet the foe rises again—an uncanny loop of battle and revival.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Kuśa
• Gadā (mace)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power without humility leads to repeated downfall; the Purāṇic theme warns that boons can prolong conflict when driven by ego and anger.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to Dvārakā-māhātmya, situating these events in the sacred sphere of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription is present in this verse.