Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

निरृति वरुणं चैव तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रोत्कटाननः । तावभिप्रायमा लोक्य तस्य दैत्यस्य दूषितम्

Transliteration

nirṛti varuṇaṃ caiva tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrotkaṭānanaḥ | tāvabhiprāyamā lokya tasya daityasya dūṣitam

Translation

ผู้ดุร้ายผู้มีพักตร์น่าสะพรึงและเขี้ยวคม จ้องไปยังนิรฤติและวรุณะ รู้เจตนาของทั้งสอง แล้วหยั่งเห็นกลอุบายอันเศร้าหมองของอสูรนั้น

Word by Word

• nirṛtim: Nirṛti
• nirṛtim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirṛti (प्रातिपदिक; deity-name)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• varuṇam: Varuṇa
• varuṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa (प्रातिपदिक; deity-name)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): ‘and’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): emphasis ‘indeed/just’

• tīkṣṇa-daṃṣṭra-utkaṭa-ānanaḥ: (he) whose face was fierce with sharp fangs
• tīkṣṇa-daṃṣṭra-utkaṭa-ānanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīkṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)+daṃṣṭrā (प्रातिपदिक)+utkaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)+ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘तीक्ष्णाः दंष्ट्राः, उत्कटम् आननं यस्य सः’

• tau: those two
• tau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• abhiprāyam: intention, plan
• abhiprāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiprāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ālokya: having observed
• ālokya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √lok (लोक्) + ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having looked at/observed’

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• daityasya: of the demon
• daityasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• dūṣitam: corrupted, tainted
• dūṣitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dūṣita (कृदन्त; √dūṣ ‘दूष्’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (elliptic: ‘dūṣitaṃ [karma/ceṣṭitam]’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce, sharp-fanged figure (or fierce aspect of a deva/guardian) turns his gaze toward Nirṛti and Varuṇa, reading their intent; in the background the demon’s ‘polluted plan’ is suggested through shadowy, twisted motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Nirṛti
• Varuṇa
• Daitya (demon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with discernment: recognizing corrupted intention (dūṣita abhiprāya) is the first step to resisting adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it is part of a Kaumārikākhaṇḍa battle narration within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it focuses on observation of intent and the unfolding conflict.