Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ये येऽसुरा हता युद्धे अक्षयं लोकमाप्नुयुः । ब्रह्मणो वचनात्सद्य इंद्रेण सह संगताः

Transliteration

ye ye'surā hatā yuddhe akṣayaṃ lokamāpnuyuḥ | brahmaṇo vacanātsadya iṃdreṇa saha saṃgatāḥ

Translation

“อสูรใด ๆ ที่ถูกสังหารในสงคราม ย่อมบรรลุโลกอันไม่เสื่อมสูญ; ด้วยพระวาจาของพระพรหม เขาทั้งหลายก็ได้ร่วมสหายกับพระอินทร์ในทันที”

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• ये: whoever (emphatic repetition)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति-विशेषार्थे

• असुराः: demons
• असुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• हताः: killed
• हताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; असुराः इति विशेषणम्

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; लोकम् इति विशेषणम्

• लोकम्: world
• लोकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• आप्नुयुः: would attain
• आप्नुयुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Source/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचनात्: from (the) word/command
• वचनात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• इन्द्रेण: with Indra
• इन्द्रेण: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• संगताः: joined/associated
• संगताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Kālanemi (continuing speech, inferred from flow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary tableau: slain asuras rising in subtle bodies, welcomed into an imperishable realm, standing alongside Indra under Brahmā’s sanction—cosmic reconciliation.

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Brahmā
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma frames even death in battle as a gateway to higher realms when aligned with cosmic ordinance (Brahmā’s word).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the textual setting (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though the verse discusses cosmological reward rather than a local rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it states a doctrine of post-mortem attainment.