Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

विष्णुस्तेन प्रहारेण किंचिदाघूर्णितोऽभवत् । ततः कोपविवृत्ताक्षो गदां जग्राह माधवः

Transliteration

viṣṇustena prahāreṇa kiṃcidāghūrṇito'bhavat | tataḥ kopavivṛttākṣo gadāṃ jagrāha mādhavaḥ

Translation

اس وار سے وشنو ہل گئے اور ایک لمحے کے لیے لڑکھڑا گئے۔ تب مادھو نے غصے سے آنکھیں پھاڑ کر اپنا گرز اٹھا لیا۔

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• प्रहारेण: by the blow
• प्रहारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• किंचित्: slightly/somewhat
• किंचित्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित् (अव्यय/अनिश्चित-प्रमाण)
• Form: अव्यय (indefinite adverb: somewhat)

• आघूर्णितः: was made to reel/was whirled
• आघूर्णितः: Karta (Experiencer/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√घूर्ण् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (predicate adjective)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then/thereupon)

• कोपविवृत्ताक्षः: with eyes widened in anger
• कोपविवृत्ताक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप-विवृत्त-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; कोप + विवृत्त + अक्ष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् माधवः

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जग्राह: took up/seized
• जग्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• माधवः: Mādhava (Viṣṇu)
• माधवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu reels slightly from the head-blow; then his eyes blaze wide with wrath as he grips his gadā, preparing to strike.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Mādhava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine restraint has a limit: when adharma escalates, the protector of dharma rises with decisive power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a broader Purāṇic battle narration within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it focuses on the narrative action in the battle.