Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

यदा ते जायते भीतिस्तदा तां नाशयाम्यहम् । ममायुधेन चक्रेण प्रेरितेन मया क्षणात्

Transliteration

yadā te jāyate bhītistadā tāṃ nāśayāmyaham | mamāyudhena cakreṇa preritena mayā kṣaṇāt

Translation

เมื่อใดความหวาดกลัวเกิดขึ้นในเจ้า เมื่อนั้นเราจักทำลายมัน—ในพริบตา—ด้วยอาวุธของเรา คือจักร ที่เราขับเคลื่อนเอง

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (correlative: when)

• ते: for you / your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (for you/your)

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भीतिः: fear
• भीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• ताम्: that (fear)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाशयामि: I destroy
• नाशयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नाशय् (धातु, णिजन्त; नश् + णिच्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आयुधेन: with a weapon
• आयुधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चक्रेण: with the discus
• चक्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आयुधस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन्

• प्रेरितेन: impelled
• प्रेरितेन: Modifier (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-ईर्/ईर् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चक्रेण सह विशेषणम् (sent/impelled)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षणात्: in an instant
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Source/Time-from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययार्थे (immediately)

Speaker

Bhagavān Viṣṇu (contextual, due to cakra reference and continuation into next verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmapuṣkariṇī (protective tīrtha-seat)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gālava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sudden shadow of fear approaches the meditating sage; above, the Lord’s discus blazes forth, spinning and dispelling darkness instantly, restoring calm at the pond-bank.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Cakra (Sudarśana)
• Gālava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa teaches divine guardianship: sincere sādhana at a sacred place is protected by the Lord, who removes fear swiftly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Setukhaṇḍa, the assurance supports the ascetic life near Dharmapuṣkariṇī in the Setu-region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a protective vow/assurance meant to stabilize the practitioner’s tapas.