Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

रेसतू रोदसी तूर्णं मुमुहुश्च महर्षयः । व्यनदंश्च महाकाया दैत्या जलधरोपमाः

Transliteration

resatū rodasī tūrṇaṃ mumuhuśca maharṣayaḥ | vyanadaṃśca mahākāyā daityā jaladharopamāḥ

Translation

Тотчас два мира — небо и земля — содрогнулись и возопили; великие риши пришли в смятение. А дайтьи, огромные телом, подобные громовым тучам, огласили всё грозным рёвом.

Word by Word

• resatū: (the two) cried/sounded
• resatū: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ras (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual); परस्मैपदम्; धातु-रूपम्: रेसतुः (रेसतू इति संहितारूपम्)

• rodasī: the two worlds (heaven and earth)
• rodasī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rodasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

• mumuhuḥ: became bewildered
• mumuhuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vyanadan: roared loudly
• vyanadan: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्ग: वि-

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• mahākāyāḥ: huge-bodied
• mahākāyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (adjective)

• daityāḥ: Daityas (demons)
• daityāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• jaladharopamāḥ: like clouds
• jaladharopamāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jaladhara (प्रातिपदिक) + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (X-उपम = like X)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Heaven and earth tremble; ṛṣis stand stunned; colossal Daityas, dark as monsoon clouds, roar, filling the quarters with thunder-like sound.

Characters & Entities

• Maharṣis
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Purāṇic vision, moral conflict reverberates through creation—cosmic disturbance mirrors the clash between dharma and adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse uses cosmic imagery to heighten the battle’s gravity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.