Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तयोस्तद्युद्धमभवद्घोरं वै तारकामयम् । ततस्त्वकांड ब्रह्मांड भंगाद्भीतोभवद्विधिः

Transliteration

tayostadyuddhamabhavadghoraṃ vai tārakāmayam | tatastvakāṃḍa brahmāṃḍa bhaṃgādbhītobhavadvidhiḥ

Translation

அவ்விருவரிடையே தாரகா-விவகாரம் கலந்த அந்தப் போர் மிகக் கொடுமையானதாக ஆனது. அப்போது திடீரென பிரபஞ்ச முட்டை (பிரம்மாண்டம்) உடையும் அச்சத்தால் விதாதா பிரம்மா கலங்கினார்.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (Dual) — Genitive dual

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — used adjectivally

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• अभवत्: occurred
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'became/occurred'

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — agreeing with युद्धम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• तारकामयम्: connected with Tārakā / consisting of Tārakā
• तारकामयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारका + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — 'made of/consisting of Tārakā' (मयट्-प्रत्ययार्थ)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana/Hetu (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'thereupon/from that'

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• अकाण्ड: suddenly
• अकाण्ड: Adhikarana (Adverbial locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — adverbial use 'suddenly/without cause'

• ब्रह्माण्ड: Brahmā’s cosmic egg (universe)
• ब्रह्माण्ड: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — in compound relation with भङ्गात् (as 'of the cosmic egg')

• भङ्गात्: from the breaking
• भङ्गात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — Ablative singular

• भीतः: frightened
• भीतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत (कृदन्त; √भी धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — agreeing with विधिः

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• विधिः: Brahmā (the Ordainer)
• विधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A terrifying celestial battle between two divine factions; the sky churns, weapons blaze; Brahmā, alarmed, perceives the cosmic egg cracking and moves to stop the catastrophe.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vidhi (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Personal conflict can threaten cosmic harmony; divine governance acts to prevent destruction and re-establish balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred discourse; no particular tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.