Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तारको हि समायातो विमानेन विराजितः । छत्रेण च महातेजा ध्रियमाणेन मूर्द्धनि

Transliteration

tārako hi samāyāto vimānena virājitaḥ | chatreṇa ca mahātejā dhriyamāṇena mūrddhani

Translation

தாரகனும் விமானத்தில் ஒளிவீசிக் கொண்டு வந்தான். அந்த மகாதேஜஸ்வியின் தலைமேல் அரசுக் குடை தாங்கப்பட்டு இருந்தது.

Word by Word

• tārakaḥ: Tāraka
• tārakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• samāyātaḥ: came/arrived
• samāyātaḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√yā (या)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vimānena: by an aerial chariot
• vimānena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• virājitaḥ: shining/adorned
• virājitaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√rāj (राज्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘adorned/illuminated’

• chatreṇa: with an umbrella
• chatreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• mahā-tejāḥ: of great splendor
• mahā-tejāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (‘महच्च तत् तेजः यस्य’/‘महत्तेजाः’ = very radiant)

• dhriyamāṇena: being held
• dhriyamāṇena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धृ)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘being held’

• mūrddhani: on (his) head
• mūrddhani: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tāraka arrives in a shining vimāna, richly ornamented, with a white royal parasol held aloft; his radiance is impressive yet edged with menace, foreshadowing imminent defeat.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer splendor can accompany inner adharma; Purāṇas contrast worldly power with righteous purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The battle setting is Antarvedī (between Gaṅgā and Yamunā), though this verse focuses on Tāraka’s arrival.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.