Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

ऐषीकेणागमन्नाशं वज्रास्त्रं गिरिदारणम् । विजृंभत्यथ चैषीके परमास्त्रेऽतिदारुणे

Transliteration

aiṣīkeṇāgamannāśaṃ vajrāstraṃ giridāraṇam | vijṛṃbhatyatha caiṣīke paramāstre'tidāruṇe

Translation

ਐਸ਼ੀਕ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨਾਲ ਵਜ੍ਰ-ਅਸਤ੍ਰ, ਜੋ ਪਹਾੜਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਚੀਰਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸੀ, ਨਾਸ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ। ਫਿਰ ਉਹ ਐਸ਼ੀਕ, ਪਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਅਤਿ-ਦਾਰੁਣ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ, ਹੋਰ ਵੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਬਲ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਫੈਲ ਗਿਆ।

Word by Word

• aiṣīkeṇa: by the Aiṣīka (weapon)
• aiṣīkeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiṣīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• agamat: went/reached
• agamat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• nāśam: destruction
• nāśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• vajra-astram: the thunderbolt-weapon
• vajra-astram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वज्रस्य अस्त्रम्)

• giri-dāraṇam: mountain-splitting
• giri-dāraṇam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + dāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (गिरिं दारयति इति)

• vijṛṃbhati: expands/flashes forth
• vijṛṃbhati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jṛmbh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक) = indeclinable particle ‘then/now’

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

• aiṣīke: in/with regard to the Aiṣīka (weapon)
• aiṣīke: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiṣīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• parama-astre: in the supreme weapon
• parama-astre: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमं च तत् अस्त्रम्)

• ati-dāruṇe: in the exceedingly dreadful (one)
• ati-dāruṇe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय-उपसर्गभाव) + dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (अति दारुणम्)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Aiṣīka astra swells like a living storm; the Vajrāstra shatters and dissolves, while the sky darkens with a spiraling, razor-bright force.

Characters & Entities

• Vajrāstra
• Aiṣīkāstra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power in the cosmos is layered; even famed forces can be checked, reminding readers that ultimate sovereignty lies beyond mere weaponry—in divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named in this verse; it remains within a battle episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a description of astric superiority and expansion.