Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

हृदि विद्धस्तया देव्या स च तेन महेषुणा । व्याघूर्णमाननयनः क्षितिमापाति विह्वलः

Transliteration

hṛdi viddhastayā devyā sa ca tena maheṣuṇā | vyāghūrṇamānanayanaḥ kṣitimāpāti vihvalaḥ

Translation

เมื่อถูกพระเทวีแทงที่ดวงใจด้วยอาวุธมหาอันนั้น เขาก็ตาลอยกลอกไปมาอย่างสับสน แล้วล้มลงสู่พื้นดินอย่างหมดเรี่ยวแรง

Word by Word

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• विद्धः: pierced
• विद्धः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √व्यध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karaṇa (Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• देव्या: by the goddess
• देव्या: Karaṇa (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• तेन: with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental, Singular)

• महेषुणा: with the great arrow
• महेषुणा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + इषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• व्याघूर्णमाननयनः: whose eyes were rolling
• व्याघूर्णमाननयनः: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याघूर्णमान + नयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); वर्तमानकृदन्त ‘व्याघूर्णमान’ (whirling) + ‘नयन’ (eyes) इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘व्याघूर्णमानानि नयनानि यस्य’ (whose eyes are whirling)

• क्षितिम्: to the earth
• क्षितिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• आपाति: falls down
• आपाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम् (3rd person singular)

• विह्वलः: bewildered; distressed
• विह्वलः: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daitya-lord is shown pierced in the heart by Devī’s great missile; his eyes roll, body slackens, and he falls to the earth in helpless collapse.

Characters & Entities

• Durgā
• Daitya lord

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma collapses when confronted by divine truth and power; arrogance is shown as inherently unstable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the implied sacred setting via Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where the divine ensures the city’s spiritual inviolability.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse continues the account of the Goddess’ decisive victory.