Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

पूरयामास गगनं विदिश एव च । निर्ममे दानवेन्द्रोऽसौ शरीरेभास्करायुतम्

Transliteration

pūrayāmāsa gaganaṃ vidiśa eva ca | nirmame dānavendro'sau śarīrebhāskarāyutam

Translation

Pinuno niya ang langit at maging ang mga pagitan ng mga dako. Ang panginoon ng mga Dānava ay humubog para sa sarili ng katawang naglalagablab, kasingningning ng liwanag ng sampung libong araw.

Word by Word

• पूरयामास: filled
• पूरयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूरय् (धातु: पूरयति; √पॄ/पूर् + णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त — 'filled'

• गगनम्: the sky
• गगनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'sky'

• विदिशः: the directions
• विदिशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — 'directions/quarters'

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• निर्ममे: created
• निर्ममे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु: नि + √मा)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — 'created/formed'

• दानवेन्द्रः: lord of the Dānavas
• दानवेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानवेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक: दानव + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'lord of the Dānavas'

• असौ: he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'he/that one'

• शरीर: with bodies
• शरीर: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — 'with bodies'

• भास्करायुतम्: with ten-thousand suns (radiance)
• भास्करायुतम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्करायुत (प्रातिपदिक: भास्कर + आयुत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'having ten-thousand suns (in brilliance)' (qualifying an implied creation/form)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kālanemi’s colossal body blazes like ten thousand suns, flooding the sky and all directions with light; silhouettes of armies below, shadows thrown sharply, clouds ignited at the edges.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavendra (lord of the Dānavas)
• Vidiśaḥ (intermediate directions)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spectacular brilliance can be manufactured through power and illusion; true greatness is measured by alignment with dharma, not mere display.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is praised; the verse is cosmic-description within a war episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.