Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

इति चिंतापरो दैत्यः शुश्राव कटुकाक्षरम् । देवबंदिभिरुद्वुष्टं घोरं हृदयदारणम्

Transliteration

iti ciṃtāparo daityaḥ śuśrāva kaṭukākṣaram | devabaṃdibhirudvuṣṭaṃ ghoraṃ hṛdayadāraṇam

Translation

یوں فکر میں ڈوبا ہوا وہ دَیتیہ سخت اور کڑوے الفاظ سننے لگا—دیوتاؤں کے بندِی گانوں کے پکارے ہوئے—جو ہولناک اور دل چیر دینے والے تھے۔

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ciṃtā-paraḥ: absorbed in thought
• ciṃtā-paraḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ciṃtā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (चिन्तायां परः = intent on thought)

• daityaḥ: the demon
• daityaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śuśrāva: heard
• śuśrāva: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kaṭuka-akṣaram: a harsh utterance/word
• kaṭuka-akṣaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṭuka (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमास (कटुकम् अक्षरम्)

• deva-baṃdibhiḥ: by the bards of the gods
• deva-baṃdibhiḥ: Karana (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + baṃdin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (देवानां बन्दिनः)

• udvuṣṭam: uttered
• udvuṣṭam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud√vās/ud√vas (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘uttered/proclaimed’

• ghoram: terrible
• ghoram: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; (agreeing with ‘kaṭukākṣaram’)

• hṛdaya-dāraṇam: heart-rending
• hṛdaya-dāraṇam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + dāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (हृदयस्य दारणम् = heart-rending)

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The anxious asura hears a sudden, harsh proclamation from divine bards—words like thunderbolts—his posture stiffening as the sound strikes his heart.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya
• Deva-bards

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine praise and proclamation expose the insecurity of adharma; the unrighteous are shaken even by words that announce dharma’s protector.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the focus is on the gods’ proclamation and the Daitya’s reaction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the ensuing hymn/praise.