Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

यो दैत्येंद्रकुलं हत्वा मां रक्तैस्तर्पयिष्यति । सूर्यो ज्वलच्छिखारक्तं भाबासितजगत्त्रयम्

Transliteration

yo daityeṃdrakulaṃ hatvā māṃ raktaistarpayiṣyati | sūryo jvalacchikhāraktaṃ bhābāsitajagattrayam

Translation

“ผู้ใดฆ่าล้างวงศ์แห่งเจ้าแห่งไทตยะ แล้วทำให้เราพอใจด้วยเครื่องบูชาเป็นโลหิต…” ครานั้นสุริยะซึ่งแดงด้วยรัศมีอันลุกโพลง ได้ส่องสว่างไตรโลกา

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सूचकः (relative pronoun)

• दैत्येन्द्रकुलम्: the clan of the demon-king
• दैत्येन्द्रकुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य-इन्द्र-कुल (प्रातिपदिक; दैत्य + इन्द्र + कुल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्येन्द्रस्य कुलम्)

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having slain)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रक्तैः: with blood (offerings)
• रक्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (रक्तम्), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• तर्पयिष्यति: will satisfy, will propitiate
• तर्पयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु; causative तर्पय-)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्वलत्: blazing
• ज्वलत्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शिखा)

• शिखा: flame, crest
• शिखा: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समास-पूर्वपद-रूप), एकवचन; समासाङ्गम्

• रक्तम्: red
• रक्तम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (…जगत्त्रयम्)

• भासित: illuminated
• भासित: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जगत्त्रयम्)

• जगत्त्रयम्: the three worlds
• जगत्त्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि जगन्ति)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta); the quoted intent appears aligned with Cāmuṇḍā/fierce retinue context from prior verse (deductive)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prophetic utterance about a future demon-slayer who will ‘satisfy’ the fierce goddess; simultaneously the sun turns intensely red, its rays like flames, bathing the three worlds in crimson light.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas (Daitya-lords)
• Sūrya (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When destructive forces (Daityas) are removed, cosmic order is restored—symbolized by the sun’s illumination of the three worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes cosmic conflict and restoration rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A fierce propitiation motif (‘satisfy with blood’) is referenced in speech, but no normative ritual instruction for devotees is laid down in this verse.