Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

एवमस्त्विति तानुक्त्वा योगोयोग इति ब्रुवन् । तारकारिमहातेजा मयूरं चाध्यरोहत

Transliteration

evamastviti tānuktvā yogoyoga iti bruvan | tārakārimahātejā mayūraṃ cādhyarohata

Translation

انہیں “یوں ہی ہو” کہہ کر اور “یوگو-یوگو” کا ورد کرتے ہوئے، تارک کا عظیم نورانی دشمن مور پر سوار ہوا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus/“…”
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative particle)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• योगः: union/yoga
• योगः: Sambodhyārtha/Uktya (Quoted word)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/उद्देश्य), एकवचन

• अयोगः: non-union/non-yoga
• अयोगः: Sambodhyārtha/Uktya (Quoted word)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणचिह्न

• ब्रुवन्: saying
• ब्रुवन्: Karta (Agent; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तारकारि-महातेजाः: the mighty one, enemy of Tāraka
• तारकारि-महातेजाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तारकस्य अरिः) + कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः (महान् तेजः यस्य)

• मयूरम्: peacock
• मयूरम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अध्यरोहत: mounted/ascended
• अध्यरोहत: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda, blazing with tejas, says ‘evam astu’ and utters ‘yogo-yoga’ as he mounts his peacock, preparing to lead the devas against Tāraka.

Characters & Entities

• Guha/Skanda (Tārakāri)
• Tāraka
• Mayūra (peacock)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine assent (“evam astu”) is followed by swift action—dharma is protected not only by blessing but by decisive resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is Skanda’s preparation for the Tāraka conflict.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes invocation/utterance and mounting the vāhana as a narrative action.