Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तौ च दैत्यौ महावीर्यौ दृष्टवान्मधुसूदनः । महावेगौ महाबाहू सूदयामास तेजसा

Transliteration

tau ca daityau mahāvīryau dṛṣṭavānmadhusūdanaḥ | mahāvegau mahābāhū sūdayāmāsa tejasā

Translation

Vendo aqueles dois Daityas, de grande força e heroísmo, velozes no ímpeto, Madhusūdana, o Senhor de grandes braços, abateu-os com seu esplendor divino.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-द्विवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Dual)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• दैत्यौ: the two demons
• दैत्यौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-द्विवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Dual)

• महावीर्यौ: of great prowess
• महावीर्यौ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-द्विवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Dual)

• दृष्टवान्: having seen
• दृष्टवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त-कृदन्तम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (perfect participle; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'having seen')

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (slayer of Madhu)
• मधुसूदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; 'मधोः सूदनः' (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• महावेगौ: very swift/impetuous
• महावेगौ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-द्विवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Dual)

• महाबाहू: mighty-armed
• महाबाहू: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; epithet of the subject)

• सूदयामास: slew/struck down
• सूदयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सूद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः, प्रथमा-पुरुषः, एकवचनम् (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular; causative-like narrative usage)

• तेजसा: by (his) brilliance/power
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-एकवचनम् (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced, Purāṇic narrative style within Āvantya-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kathā frame; daitya-vadha in Pātāla as sanctifying myth

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Madhusūdana beholds the two powerful, swift daityas and strikes them down with divine radiance—decisive, luminous victory in the depths.

Characters & Entities

• Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Arrogant power that opposes dharma is ultimately overcome by divine tejas (righteous power).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly within the Revā-khaṇḍa frame; the verse itself focuses on a cosmic conflict.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.