Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 194

Devanagari script

मुमोच दानवेंद्रस्य दृढं वक्षसि केशवः । पपात चक्रं दैत्यस्य पतितं भास्करद्युति

Transliteration

mumoca dānaveṃdrasya dṛḍhaṃ vakṣasi keśavaḥ | papāta cakraṃ daityasya patitaṃ bhāskaradyuti

Translation

Inihagis ni Keśava nang buong lakas ang cakra sa matibay na dibdib ng panginoon ng Dānava; at ang nagliliyab, araw-angkin na gulong-sandata ng daitya ay bumagsak din habang siya’y bumabagsak.

Word by Word

• mumoca: released, hurled
• mumoca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘released/let go’

• dānava-indrasya: of the demon-king
• dānava-indrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘दानवानाम् इन्द्रः’ (king of demons)

• dṛḍham: firmly, forcefully
• dṛḍham: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially): ‘firmly’

• vakṣasi: on the chest
• vakṣasi: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• keśavaḥ: Keshava (Vishnu)
• keśavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• papāta: fell
• papāta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• cakram: the discus
• cakram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (subject of papāta)

• daityasya: of the Daitya (demon)
• daityasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• patitam: fallen
• patitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र चक्रस्य विशेषणम् (qualifier of cakram): ‘fallen’

• bhāskara-dyuti: having the radiance of the sun
• bhāskara-dyuti: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक) + dyuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘भास्करस्य द्युतिः’ (sun-like radiance); चक्रस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Keśava hurls the discus into the demon-king’s chest; simultaneously the demon’s own sun-bright wheel/weapon drops as he collapses—radiance turning into defeat.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Dānava leader (Tāraka implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine weapons symbolize the cutting power of dharma; when rightly wielded, they humble adharma even if it appears invincible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.