Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र महायुद्धे महाभये । जाता नभोगता वाणी इंद्रसुद्दिश्य सत्वरम्

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare tatra mahāyuddhe mahābhaye | jātā nabhogatā vāṇī iṃdrasuddiśya satvaram

Translation

Nesse ínterim, naquela grande batalha de grande terror, ergueu-se uma voz do céu, dirigindo-se apressadamente a Indra.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (loc. sg.)

• अन्तरे: in the interval / meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• महायुद्धे: in the great battle
• महायुद्धे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-yuddha (प्रातिपदिक; महा + युद्ध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् युद्धम्) (loc. sg.)

• महाभये: in the great terror
• महाभये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhaya (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् भयम्) (loc. sg.)

• जाता: arisen / born
• जाता: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta (प्रातिपदिक; जन् धातोः क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (जन् धातोः क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• नभोगता: gone into the sky / sky-borne
• नभोगता: Kartā (Subject, qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nabhas-gata (प्रातिपदिक; नभस् + गत)
• Form: कृदन्त (गम् धातोः क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसदृशः (नभसि/नभसः गता) (nom. sg.)

• वाणी: a voice
• वाणी: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• उद्दिश्य: addressing / aiming at
• उद्दिश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Conjunctive action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud-diś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘उद्’ उपसर्ग (having addressed/aimed at)

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

A divine voice (ākāśavāṇī) within Sūta’s narration

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the height of terror in the great battle, a disembodied voice arises from the sky, directed urgently to Indra—clouds part, light beams descend.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Ākāśavāṇī (divine voice)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When human effort reaches its limit, divine guidance (daivī vाणी) arises to restore dharma and show the right means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it sets up divine instruction within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.