Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 146

Devanagari script

तदा देवाश्च युयुधुर्दधीचास्थिसमुद्भवैः । शस्त्रैरस्त्रैश्च परमैरसुरान्समदारयन्

Transliteration

tadā devāśca yuyudhurdadhīcāsthisamudbhavaiḥ | śastrairastraiśca paramairasurānsamadārayan

Translation

అప్పుడు దేవులు దధీచి ఎముకల నుండి ఉద్భవించిన పరమ శస్త్రాస్త్రాలతో యుద్ధం చేసి అసురులను చీల్చివేశారు।

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• युयुधुः: fought
• युयुधुः: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; धातु: युध्

• दधीच-अस्थि-समुद्भवैः: arisen from Dadhīci’s bones
• दधीच-अस्थि-समुद्भवैः: Karaṇa (Instrument qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दधीच (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (‘दधीचस्य अस्थिभ्यः समुद्भवाः’ = arisen from Dadhīci’s bones); विशेषणम् (of ‘शस्त्रैः/अस्त्रैः’)

• शस्त्रैः: with weapons
• शस्त्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अस्त्रैः: with missiles/arms
• अस्त्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• परमैः: supreme/excellent
• परमैः: Karaṇa (Instrument qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘शस्त्रैः/अस्त्रैः’)

• असुरान्: the demons
• असुरान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• समदारयन्: tore asunder
• समदारयन्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दार् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; धातु: सम्+दार् (to split/tear)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Devas surge forward wielding radiant weapons forged from Dadhīci’s bones—white, luminous, vajra-like—rending Asuras; a faint vision of the sage’s serene presence hovers as a moral counterpoint to the violence.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dadhīci
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-sacrifice for the welfare of the worlds becomes a source of divine strength—Dadhīci’s gift is remembered as dharma made tangible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative canvas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse implies the Purāṇic virtue of dāna/tyāga (generous giving and renunciation).