Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

शक्रोऽपि सहितस्तेन गत्वा चक्रेण कृत्स्नशः । सर्वानुत्सादयामास दानवान्रणमूर्धनि

Transliteration

śakro'pi sahitastena gatvā cakreṇa kṛtsnaśaḥ | sarvānutsādayāmāsa dānavānraṇamūrdhani

Translation

శక్రుడూ ఆ చక్రంతో కూడి ముందుకు వెళ్లి, సుదర్శనచక్ర ప్రభావంతో యుద్ధ శిఖరంలో సమస్త దానవులను పూర్తిగా నాశనం చేశాడు।

Word by Word

• śakraḥ: Indra (Śakra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि = ‘also/even’

• sahitaḥ: accompanied, together (with)
• sahitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √sah ‘सह्’ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• tena: with him/with that (one)
• tena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Instrumental accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• cakreṇa: with the discus
• cakreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• kṛtsnaśaḥ: entirely, completely
• kṛtsnaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛtsnaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• sarvān: all (of them)
• sarvān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• utsādayāmāsa: he destroyed/overthrew
• utsādayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sad (सद्) (धातु) + ut- (उपसर्ग) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद; perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• dānavān: Dānavas (demons)
• dānavān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• raṇa-mūrdhani: on the battlefield (at the battle’s height)
• raṇa-mūrdhani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (raṇasya mūrdhan = ‘at the head/top of battle’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (Śakra) advances at the battle’s crest while the Sudarśana Cakra, radiant and whirling, annihilates ranks of Dānavas; dust, banners, and shattered weapons fill the air.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Sudarśana Cakra
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine support accompanies righteous effort, adharma collapses even at its strongest point.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named directly in this verse; it contributes to the wider māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is martial narration within a māhātmya chapter.