Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
Devanagari script
क्रुद्धं कपालिनं दैत्यः प्रचलत्कर्णपल्लवः । भवं च दन्तैर्बिभिदे नाभिदेशे जगासुरः
Transliteration
kruddhaṃ kapālinaṃ daityaḥ pracalatkarṇapallavaḥ | bhavaṃ ca dantairbibhide nābhideśe jagāsuraḥ
Translation
கோபமுற்ற தைத்தியன் காதுப் பல்லவங்களை அசைத்தபடி கபாலியை காயப்படுத்தினான்; அந்த யானை-அசுரன் தன் தந்தங்களால் பவனை நாபிப் பகுதியில் குத்திப் பிளந்தான்।
Word by Word
kruddhamangry
kruddham:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√krudh (धातु) (क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त (past participial adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
kapālinamKapālin (Śiva)
kapālinam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkapālin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
daityaḥthe demon
daityaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन
pracalat-karṇa-pallavaḥwhose ear-flaps were flapping/moving
pracalat-karṇa-pallavaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpracalat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pallava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya karṇa-pallavau pracalatau)
bhavamBhava (Śiva)
bhavam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)
dantaiḥwith (his) teeth
dantaiḥ:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdanta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन
bibhidepierced, split
bibhide:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhid (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद
nābhi-deśein the navel-region
nābhi-deśe:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootnābhi (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (nābheḥ deśaḥ)
jagawent/attacked (advanced upon)
jaga:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√gam (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद
asuraḥthe asura
asuraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The elephant-asura, ears flaring like moving leaves, charges and drives tusks into Bhava’s navel region; Kapālī is also struck—an image of violent proximity and massive force.
Characters & Entities
K
KapālīB
BhavaG
GajāsuraFAQs
Even when adharma strikes fiercely, the Purāṇas show divine steadiness—conflict becomes a stage for the restoration of order.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None is mentioned.