Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ततो निश्चलतां प्राप्तः पादाक्रांतश्च दानवः । अकरोद्भैरवान्नादान्न शक्तश्चलितुं पदम्

Transliteration

tato niścalatāṃ prāptaḥ pādākrāṃtaśca dānavaḥ | akarodbhairavānnādānna śaktaścalituṃ padam

Translation

அப்போது அவளது பாதத்தின் கீழ் மிதிக்கப்பட்ட தானவன் முற்றிலும் அசையாதவனானான். பயங்கரமான பைரவ நாதங்களை எழுப்பினாலும், ஒரு அடியும் நகர இயலவில்லை.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• niścalatām: immobility, stillness
• niścalatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niścalatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• prāptaḥ: having attained
• prāptaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle/कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे (having attained)

• pāda-ākrāntaḥ: trampled by (a) foot
• pāda-ākrāntaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + ā-krānta (प्रातिपदिक; √kram धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (pādena ākrāntaḥ = trodden by a foot)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• dānavaḥ: demon
• dānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• akarot: made, produced
• akarot: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhairavān: terrifying
• bhairavān: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhairava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (nādān) इति विशेषण

• nādān: roars, sounds
• nādān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• śaktaḥ: able
• śaktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समर्थ (able)

• calitum: to move
• calitum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cal (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive/तुमन्त), अव्ययभाव

• padam: step, foot
• padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta-style narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The asura lies pinned beneath the Goddess’s foot, frozen; his mouth open in a terrifying roar like Bhairava, yet his body cannot move; the Goddess stands unwavering, sword ready.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Dānava
• Bhairava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma loses its power when confronted by Divine authority; the Goddess immobilizes arrogance and restores order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the immediate snippet focuses on the Goddess’s protective act rather than naming a single tīrtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse.