Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

ततस्तेनाखिला लोका भूर्भुवःस्वर्मुखा अपि । स्वसात्कृता विनिर्जित्य रणे स्वभुजसारतः

Transliteration

tatastenākhilā lokā bhūrbhuvaḥsvarmukhā api | svasātkṛtā vinirjitya raṇe svabhujasārataḥ

Translation

ต่อจากนั้น ด้วยเดชแห่งกำลังแขนของตน เขาชนะศึกและครอบงำโลกทั้งปวง แม้กระทั่งภูห์ ภุวห์ และสวห์ ให้ตกอยู่ใต้อำนาจ

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमबोधक ("then/from that")

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana/Agent (Instrument/Doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अखिलाः: all
• अखिलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लोकाः)

• लोकाः: worlds
• लोकाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भूः: earth (Bhū)
• भूः: Visheshya (Member/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भुवः: mid-region (Bhuvaḥ)
• भुवः: Visheshya (Member/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वः: heaven (Svaḥ)
• स्वः: Visheshya (Member/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्/स्वः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुखाः: headed by / beginning with
• मुखाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण ("headed by"—qualifying लोकाः)

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (also/even)

• स्वसात्कृताः: subjugated / made his own
• स्वसात्कृताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वसात्कृत (कृदन्त; कृ-धातु, उपसर्ग: स्वसात्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (made one’s own)

• विनिर्जित्य: having conquered
• विनिर्जित्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निर्-जी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having conquered)

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्वभुजसारतः: by the strength of his own arms
• स्वभुजसारतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वभुजसारतस् (प्रातिपदिक: स्व + भुज + सारतस्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: "from/owing to")

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daitya, empowered by his own arm-strength, defeats and subdues all realms including Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, and Svaḥ, portraying a sweeping cosmic campaign.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Agastya
• Durga (Daitya)
• Bhūḥ
• Bhuvaḥ
• Svaḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When unrighteous power dominates, even the cosmic order appears overrun—prompting divine restoration through dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is the glory and sacred narrative-world of Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse is a cosmic-history segment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates conquest and subjugation.