Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

मयूखा इव संदीप्ताः कौस्तुभस्य स्फुरत्त्विषः । तैर्बाणैः किंचिदायस्तो हरिर्जग्राह मुद्गरम्

Transliteration

mayūkhā iva saṃdīptāḥ kaustubhasya sphurattviṣaḥ | tairbāṇaiḥ kiṃcidāyasto harirjagrāha mudgaram

Translation

Essas flechas, ardentes como raios, cintilavam com o esplendor do Kaustubha. Levemente aflito por elas, Hari tomou a maça.

Word by Word

• mayūkhāḥ: rays
• mayūkhāḥ: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mayūkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (Simile marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; उपमावाचक-निपातः (comparative particle)

• saṃdīptāḥ: blazing
• saṃdīptāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-dīpta (कृदन्त; √dīp ‘to blaze’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (plural); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• kaustubhasya: of Kaustubha (gem)
• kaustubhasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaustubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• sphurat-tviṣaḥ: with flashing radiance
• sphurat-tviṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sphurat (कृदन्त; √sphur ‘to flash’) + tviṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (plural); बहुव्रीहिवत् विशेषणार्थः; तत्पुरुषः: ‘having flashing splendor’; वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle) + नाम

• taiḥ: by those
• taiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine/नपुंसकसामान्य), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (plural); सर्वनाम

• bāṇaiḥ: by arrows
• bāṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• kiṃcit: a little
• kiṃcit: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcid (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययम्; परिमाणवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: ‘a little’)

• āyastaḥ: wearied/strained
• āyastaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular); भावविशेषणम् (state: wearied/strained)

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• jagrāha: took/seized
• jagrāha: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• mudgaram: a mace/hammer
• mudgaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Arrows blaze like sunrays, echoing the sparkle of the Kaustubha on Viṣṇu’s chest; though slightly pained, Hari’s composure remains, and he calmly reaches for and grips a heavy mace (mudgara).

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Kaustubha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine brilliance (tejas) remains evident even amid conflict; dharma responds appropriately, taking up the needed means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No location-mahātmya appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.