Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

ततो जलधरैर्व्योम स्फुरद्विद्युल्लताकुलैः । गंभीराक्षसमाधारैश्चाभ्यपूर्यत मोदिनी

Transliteration

tato jaladharairvyoma sphuradvidyullatākulaiḥ | gaṃbhīrākṣasamādhāraiścābhyapūryata modinī

Translation

پھر آسمان بارش کے بادلوں سے بھر گیا، جن میں بجلی کی چمکتی لکیریں گتھی ہوئی تھیں؛ اور گہری گرجدار دھاروں نے مودِنی دھرتی کو ڈبو دیا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), अर्थे—तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• जलधरैः: by clouds
• जलधरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• व्योम: the sky
• व्योम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्फुरद्विद्युल्लताकुलैः: with flashing lightning-streaks
• स्फुरद्विद्युल्लताकुलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फुरत् (कृदन्त, √स्फुर् (धातु), शतृ) + विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक) + लता (प्रातिपदिक) + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः—स्फुरन्त्यः विद्युत्-लताः यत्र तैः (with flashing lightning-creepers, i.e., streaks)

• गंभीराक्षसमाधारैः: with deep-sounding thunderous supports
• गंभीराक्षसमाधारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गंभीर (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + समाधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—गंभीराः अक्ष-समाधाराः (deep rumbling/echoing supports; i.e., deep-sounding thunder-bases)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-बोधक conjunction)

• अभ्यपूर्यत: was filled up
• अभ्यपूर्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पॄ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग—अभि; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (was filled)

• मोदिनी: (the sky) becoming delightful/joyous
• मोदिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोदिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण ‘आनन्ददायिनी/प्रसन्ना’ इत्यर्थे

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Modinī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The firmament thickens with rain-clouds veined by lightning; torrential sheets pour down with a deep roar, submerging the land called Modinī, turning the battlefield into a churning water-world.

Characters & Entities

• Vāruṇāstra
• Modinī (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order is reflected through the elements; overwhelming conditions arise and pass, reminding one to endure with steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse describes the atmospheric effect of the Vāruṇa weapon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is descriptive imagery of clouds, lightning, and inundation.