Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । पिबास्य रुधिरं भद्रे यथेष्टं दानवस्य च । निपतद्रुधिरं भूमौ दुर्गे गृह्णीष्व माचिरम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | pibāsya rudhiraṃ bhadre yatheṣṭaṃ dānavasya ca | nipatadrudhiraṃ bhūmau durge gṛhṇīṣva māciram

Translation

อีศวรตรัสว่า “โอ้ผู้เป็นมงคล จงดื่มโลหิตของทานวะนั้นตามปรารถนา และโลหิตใดตกลงสู่พื้นดิน โอ้พระทุรคา จงรับไว้โดยพลัน อย่าชักช้า”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• पिब: drink
• पिब: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• रुधिरम्: blood
• रुधिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भद्रे: O auspicious one
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; स्नेहसम्बोधनम्

• यथेष्टम्: as you wish
• यथेष्टम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb) — 'as desired'

• दानवस्य: of the demon
• दानवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• निपतत्: falling down
• निपतत्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु) + नि (उपसर्ग) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्तम् (present active participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; रुधिरम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• रुधिरम्: blood
• रुधिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• दुर्गे: O Durgā
• दुर्गे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• गृह्णीष्व: take/accept
• गृह्णीष्व: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः, मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम् (गृह्णीष्व)

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Prohibition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेधार्थक-निपातः (prohibitive particle)

• चिरम्: for long / long (delay)
• चिरम्: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of time)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara issues a crisp command to Durgā: drink the demon’s blood and catch any falling drops instantly, turning the battlefield into a controlled, ritual-like act of containment.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Durgā
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is protected through wise means (upāya): divine compassion can be fierce, yet it is guided by intelligence and purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage is within Revā-khaṇḍa (Narmadā sacred domain), but this verse is tactical narrative rather than tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No human ritual is prescribed; it is a divine injunction within the battle narrative.