Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

वृत्रनामांकितस्तत्र दैत्यो हि परमाद्भुतः । धनुषां शतमात्रं हि प्रत्यहं ववृधेऽसुरः

Transliteration

vṛtranāmāṃkitastatra daityo hi paramādbhutaḥ | dhanuṣāṃ śatamātraṃ hi pratyahaṃ vavṛdhe'suraḥ

Translation

Ali surgiu um Daitya maravilhoso, assinalado pelo nome Vṛtra. Esse asura crescia a cada dia em cem comprimentos de arco.

Word by Word

• vṛtra-nāmāṃkitaḥ: marked with the name ‘Vṛtra’
• vṛtra-nāmāṃkitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛtra (प्रातिपदिक) + nāma (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃkita (कृदन्त, √aṅk/अङ्क्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘अङ्कित’ = marked; समासः—वृत्रनाम्ना अङ्कितः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• daityaḥ: the Daitya (demon)
• daityaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• parama-adbhutaḥ: most wonderful
• parama-adbhutaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—परमः अद्भुतः

• dhanuṣām: of bows
• dhanuṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• śata-mātram: only a hundred (in measure)
• śata-mātram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक तत्पुरुषः—शतस्य मात्रम्

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• prati-aham: every day
• prati-aham: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय) + ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण—प्रत्यहम् (every day)

• vavṛdhe: grew, increased
• vavṛdhe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛdh (वृध्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• asuraḥ: the Asura
• asuraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A colossal Vṛtra, marked by his name/sign, grows day by day—his body spanning horizons; terrified beings dwarfed beneath him; distant Himalayan silhouettes hinting Kedāra’s frame.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtra
• Daitya
• Asura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power obtained through wrongful intent can expand rapidly, becoming a threat to cosmic balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Kedārakhaṇḍa, but the verse centers on Vṛtra’s manifestation rather than a pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive narrative.