Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

चंडकोपस्ततो देवीं खड्गचर्मधरोऽभ्यगात् । खड्गेन सिंहमाजघ्ने देव्या वाहं महासुरः

Transliteration

caṃḍakopastato devīṃ khaḍgacarmadharo'bhyagāt | khaḍgena siṃhamājaghne devyā vāhaṃ mahāsuraḥ

Translation

จากนั้น จัณฑโกปะ ผู้ถือดาบและโล่ ก็รุดหน้าเข้าไปหาพระแม่เจ้า ด้วยดาบของเขา อสูรผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ได้ฟันไปที่สิงโต ซึ่งเป็นพาหนะของพระแม่

Word by Word

• चंडकोपः: Caṇḍakopa
• चंडकोपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डकोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: चण्ड + कोप (कर्मधारय)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/अनन्तरार्थक (thereupon/then)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• खड्गचर्मधरः: bearing sword and shield
• खड्गचर्मधरः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + चर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त, √धृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: खड्गं च चर्म च धारयति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/समाहार)

• अभ्यगात्: approached
• अभ्यगात्: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अभि

• खड्गेन: with a sword
• खड्गेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• सिंहम्: the lion
• सिंहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आजघ्ने: struck down
• आजघ्ने: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• वाहम्: mount/vehicle
• वाहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महासुरः: the great demon
• महासुरः: Karta (Subject-apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: महा + असुर (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caṇḍakopa advances on foot with sword and shield; he slashes at the lion mount; Devī stands above, unshaken, ready to retaliate.

Characters & Entities

• Ambikā (Devī/Durgā)
• Caṇḍakopa
• Siṃha (lion mount)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when adharma targets the very ‘vehicle’ of divine power, the Goddess remains the ultimate refuge; assaults on dharma do not endure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra, the pilgrimage landscape of the Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription appears in this verse.