Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततस्ते वाडवाः सर्वे लोहासुरभयातुराः । प्रनष्टाः सपरीवारा गतास्ते वै दिशो दश

Transliteration

tataste vāḍavāḥ sarve lohāsurabhayāturāḥ | pranaṣṭāḥ saparīvārā gatāste vai diśo daśa

Translation

แล้วผู้คนเหล่านั้นทั้งหมด ผู้หวาดหวั่นด้วยความกลัวต่อโลหาอสูร ก็หายลับไปพร้อมบริวารครอบครัว และออกเดินทางไปยังทิศทั้งสิบ

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Avyaya (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb: 'then/thereupon')

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Subject), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• वाडवाः: the Vāḍavas
• वाडवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Subject), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of वाडवाः)

• लोहासुरभयातुराः: distressed by fear of the Loha-asura
• लोहासुरभयातुराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहासुर (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक) + आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (लोहासुरस्य भयेन आतुराः = भयातुराः)

• प्रनष्टाः: perished/vanished
• प्रनष्टाः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सपरीवारा: along with their retinues
• सपरीवारा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + परिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (परिवारः सह येषां ते)

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; गत्यर्थक—'gone'

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (पुनरुक्त-उल्लेख)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed/emphasis)

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma (Destination/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Object—destination), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Numeral/संख्या)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्/दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; द्वितीया, बहुवचनार्थे (qualifier of दिशः)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: राजन् (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A frightened populace with carts and bundles, families moving out of a forest settlement; ominous presence of Loha-asura suggested by iron-red haze or shadow at the edge of the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Lohāsura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma (here symbolized by an asura) rises, societies lose stability and scatter; protection of dharma restores order and safe habitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Dharmāraṇya region forms the narrative setting, highlighting the sacred landscape amid crisis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse advances the episode of flight caused by fear of Lohāsura.