Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

येनांधको महा दैत्यः स देवानामरिर्महान् । दुष्टो विद्धस्त्रिशूलेन गगने स्थापितश्चिरम्

Transliteration

yenāṃdhako mahā daityaḥ sa devānāmarirmahān | duṣṭo viddhastriśūlena gagane sthāpitaściram

Translation

โดยพระองค์ อันธกะอสูรผู้ยิ่งใหญ่—ศัตรูมหันต์ของเหล่าเทพ—ถูกแทงด้วยตรีศูล; และผู้ชั่วนั้นถูกตรึงไว้บนเวหาเป็นเวลายาวนาน

Word by Word

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (relative)

• अन्धकः: Andhaka
• अन्धकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अन्धकः/दैत्यः)

• दैत्यः: demon (Daitya)
• दैत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; अन्धकः इति पदस्य विशेषण/अपपद (apposition)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• अरिः: enemy
• अरिः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; देवानाम् इति षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध

• महान्: mighty
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अरिः)

• दुष्टः: wicked
• दुष्टः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; दुष् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally)

• विद्धः: pierced
• विद्धः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यध्/विध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (pierced)

• त्रिशूलेन: by the trident
• त्रिशूलेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशूल (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + शूल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• गगने: in the sky
• गगने: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• स्थापितः: was placed
• स्थापितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (causative passive sense: 'was placed')

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kālādhi karaṇa / Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'for a long time')

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (protector-kṣetra under Śiva’s guardianship)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame audience (ṛṣis)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva in fierce yet controlled form hurls/pierces Andhaka with the triśūla; the demon is lifted and suspended in the sky; devas watch in relief; the sky glows with divine power.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka
• Devas
• Śiva (implied)
• Triśūla (trident)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord protects dharma by subduing destructive forces; divine power is exercised to restore cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa remains the narrative setting, though the focus is on Śiva’s protective deeds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is an account of divine intervention against adharma.