Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ते देवाः कृतशस्त्रास्त्रा दैत्यान्प्रति समुत्सुकाः । आजग्मुश्चेंद्रमुख्यास्ते महाबलपराक्रमाः

Transliteration

te devāḥ kṛtaśastrāstrā daityānprati samutsukāḥ | ājagmuśceṃdramukhyāste mahābalaparākramāḥ

Translation

เหล่าเทวะนั้น ครั้นสวมศัสตราและอัสตราแล้ว ก็เร่งรุดด้วยความกระตือรือร้นต่อเหล่าทานวะ โดยมีพระอินทร์เป็นผู้นำ ทั้งหมดทรงพลังและเดชกล้า

Word by Word

• te: those
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Apposition to te)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• kṛta-śastra-astrāḥ: armed/having readied weapons and missiles
• kṛta-śastra-astrāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of devāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त/ppp) + śastra (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘kṛtāni śastrāṇi astrāṇi ca yaiḥ’ (having prepared weapons and missiles)

• daityān: the demons (Daityas)
• daityān: Karma (Object with prati)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• prati: against/towards
• prati: Karma-pravacanīya (governing accusative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition-like particle)

• samutsukāḥ: eager/keen
• samutsukāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of devāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-utsuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ājagmuḥ: came/arrived
• ājagmuḥ: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• indra-mukhyāḥ: with Indra as leader
• indra-mukhyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of devāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘indraḥ mukhyaḥ yeṣām’ (whose chief is Indra / led by Indra)

• te: those
• te: Karta (Reiteration/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• mahā-bala-parākramāḥ: of great strength and prowess
• mahā-bala-parākramāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of devāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक) + parākrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (समाहार/इतरेतर-भाव): ‘mahā-balaś ca mahā-parākramaś ca’ (of great strength and valor)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra and the gods, fully armed with astras and śastras, surge forward with eagerness against the Dānavas—dynamic procession, banners, and celestial weaponry.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Indra
• Daityas/Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, righteous forces must act with preparedness and unity under proper leadership.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is martial narrative; the broader Kedāra-khaṇḍa provides the sacred setting rather than a named tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes preparation for battle.