Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

ततः क्रोधसमायुक्तौ संकर्षणजनार्दनौ । चक्रलांगलघातेन जघ्नतुर्दानवोत्तमान्

Transliteration

tataḥ krodhasamāyuktau saṃkarṣaṇajanārdanau | cakralāṃgalaghātena jaghnaturdānavottamān

Translation

แล้วสังกรษณะและชนารทนะ ผู้เปี่ยมด้วยโทสะอันชอบธรรม ได้ฟาดฟันเหล่าทานวะผู้เป็นหัวหน้า ด้วยการกระหน่ำจักรและคันไถ

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनुक्रमवाचक (then/thereupon)

• क्रोधसमायुक्तौ: both filled with anger
• क्रोधसमायुक्तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध + समायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थः (क्रोधेन समायुक्तौ)

• संकर्षणजनार्दनौ: Saṃkarṣaṇa and Janārdana
• संकर्षणजनार्दनौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• चक्रलाङ्गलघातेन: by the blow of discus and plough
• चक्रलाङ्गलघातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + लाङ्गल + घात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समाहार/उपकरणवाचकः; द्वन्द्वपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः (चक्रेण लाङ्गलेन च कृतः घातः)

• जघ्नतुः: they two slew
• जघ्नतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन

• दानवोत्तमान्: the best of the Dānavas
• दानवोत्तमान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दानवानाम् उत्तमान्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṃkarṣaṇa and Janārdana stand side by side, faces set with righteous fury; Janārdana’s discus flashes like a sun-wheel while Saṃkarṣaṇa’s plough arcs through the air, felling dānava champions.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃkarṣaṇa
• Janārdana
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power acts decisively to re-establish dharma; sacred spaces and devotees are not abandoned when threatened by adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, whose Māhātmya emphasizes the city’s inviolability under the guardianship of Janārdana and Saṃkarṣaṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on divine intervention in battle.