Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततः सिंहोऽभवत्क्रुद्धो महावीर्यो महाबलः । सुराभि घातनिर्भिन्नमहीतलमहीधरः

Transliteration

tataḥ siṃho'bhavatkruddho mahāvīryo mahābalaḥ | surābhi ghātanirbhinnamahītalamahīdharaḥ

Translation

Então o leão enfureceu-se, grande em bravura e imenso em força, como uma montanha colossal que, ao impactar com ímpeto, estilhaça a superfície da terra.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (then/thereupon)

• सिंहः: the lion
• सिंहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘became’

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महावीर्यः: of great prowess
• महावीर्यः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य (प्रातिपदिक: महा + वीर्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः कर्मधारयः (‘great in prowess’)

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक: महा + बल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः कर्मधारयः (‘greatly strong’)

• सुराभिघातनिर्भिन्न: split by divine blows
• सुराभिघातनिर्भिन्न: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर + अभिघात + निर्भिन्न (प्रातिपदिक; components: सुर, अभिघात, निर्भिन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः (बहुपद) तत्पुरुषः (‘split by the blows of heroes/gods’)

• महीतलमहीधरः: the earth-standing mountain
• महीतलमहीधरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीतल + महीधर (प्रातिपदिक; components: महीतल, महीधर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः/समाहारः (‘earth-surface mountain’ = mountain on the earth)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī’s lion surges forward in wrath, immense and heroic; the ground seems to crack under its leap, likened to a mountain striking the earth; dust and shockwaves radiate outward.

Characters & Entities

• Siṃha (lion vehicle)
• Durgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine protection manifests through empowered instruments; dharma’s guardians rise with irresistible strength when threatened.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu sacred region is the broader context; this verse is poetic battle description rather than a tīrtha-glorification line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.