Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

एतदंतमालोक्य चिकीर्षंती मनीषितम् । स्वाहा शरीरमाविश्यतासां तेजो जहार तत्

Transliteration

etadaṃtamālokya cikīrṣaṃtī manīṣitam | svāhā śarīramāviśyatāsāṃ tejo jahāra tat

Translation

حالات کا انجام دیکھ کر اور اپنی مراد پوری کرنے کی نیت سے، سواہا اُن کے جسموں میں داخل ہوئی اور اُن سے وہ نورانی تَیجس چھین لے گئی۔

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (neuter accusative singular)

• अन्तम्: end, limit
• अन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (masculine accusative singular)

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’

• चिकीर्षन्ती: wishing to do
• चिकीर्षन्ती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिकीर्ष् (इच्छार्थक-धातु/धात्वर्थ) + √कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (present active participle, fem. nom. sg.)

• मनीषितम्: intention, plan
• मनीषितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषित (प्रातिपदिक; √मन्/मनीष्-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• स्वाहा: Svāhā
• स्वाहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine nominative singular; proper name)

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• आविश्य: having entered
• आविश्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ√विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having entered’

• तासाम्: of them (those women)
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (feminine genitive plural)

• तेजः: splendour, energy
• तेजः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• जहार: took away, carried off
• जहार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd sg. perfect, active)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (neuter accusative singular)

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed in nearby verses; typically a royal/epic interlocutor)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Svāhā, subtle and luminous, enters the bodies of the six wives (or the targeted group) and draws out their tejas like a stream of firelight, while the atmosphere is charged with secrecy and divine intent.

Characters & Entities

• Svāhā
• Six wives
• Tejas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative frames ‘tejas’ as a subtle, transferable potency, emphasizing that cosmic destinies unfold through unseen spiritual dynamics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it continues the Gaṅgā-bank episode contextually.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a mythic explanation of how divine energy was redirected.