Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

ततो नारायणं तत्र जिगाय स वरोर्जितः । अथ नारायणो देवो जितो लोहासुरेण तु

Transliteration

tato nārāyaṇaṃ tatra jigāya sa varorjitaḥ | atha nārāyaṇo devo jito lohāsureṇa tu

Translation

แล้วด้วยอานุภาพแห่งพรที่ได้รับ เขาก็มีชัยเหนือพระนารายณ์ ณ ที่นั้น ดังนี้แม้เทพพระนารายณ์ก็ยังพ่ายแก่โลหาสุระ

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन = Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb of place

• jigāya: conquered
• jigāya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Perfect, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular (pronoun)

• vara-urjitaḥ: strengthened by boons
• vara-urjitaḥ: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + urjita (कृदन्त; ऊर्ज्/उर्ज्?; here adjectival from √urj/√vṛdh sense 'strengthened')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वरैः ऊर्जितः = strengthened by boons) = Masculine, Nominative, Singular; genitive-tatpurusha sense

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse-link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक/सम्बन्धबोधक) = indeclinable; 'then/now'

• nārāyaṇaḥ: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular (apposition)

• jitaḥ: was defeated
• jitaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = PPP, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• lohāsureṇa: by Lohāsura
• lohāsureṇa: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lohāsura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन = Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; विरोध/विशेषार्थक) = particle; 'but/indeed'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lohāsura, radiant with boon-born might, stands over a momentarily subdued Nārāyaṇa; the battlefield churns with dust, broken weapons, and astonished devas.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Lohāsura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine powers can be challenged when adharma is fortified by boons; cosmic order is restored through higher counsel and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Dharmāraṇya (a sacred forest-region) within the Skanda Purāṇa’s sacred geography, though this verse focuses on the battle narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a narrative statement about defeat in battle.