Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 174

Devanagari script

एवं प्रताप्य त्रैलोक्यं निर्जित्य बहुशः सुरान् । महारणे कुमारेण निहतः पार्थ तारकः

Transliteration

evaṃ pratāpya trailokyaṃ nirjitya bahuśaḥ surān | mahāraṇe kumāreṇa nihataḥ pārtha tārakaḥ

Translation

یوں تینوں جہانوں کو جھلسا کر اور بار بار دیوتاؤں کو مغلوب کر کے، اے پارتھ، عظیم جنگ میں تارک کو کُمار (اسکند) نے قتل کر دیا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• प्रताप्य: having overpowered
• प्रताप्य: Kriya-Avyaya (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), 'having tormented/overpowered'

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः

• निर्जित्य: having conquered
• निर्जित्य: Kriya-Avyaya (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), 'having conquered'

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: many times/often)

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• महारणे: in the great battle
• महारणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—महत् रणम् इति कर्मधारयः

• कुमारेण: by Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता-हेतुः), एकवचन

• निहतः: slain
• निहतः: Karta (Subject with passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु) + निहत (क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि-भावः 'slain'

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative/nominative used as address), एकवचन; संबोधनम्

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced); vocative 'Pārtha' retained from the received text

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a vast battle, Tāraka lies slain; devas regain composure, the skies brighten, and Skanda stands victorious with the Śakti, while the narrator addresses Pārtha as witness to the restored cosmos.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Kumāra)
• Tāraka
• Devas (Suras)
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even dominion over the three worlds gained through arrogance is temporary; divine order ultimately restores the balance through Skanda.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is the cosmic victory of Kumāra in the Kaumārikā narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a concluding statement of Tāraka’s defeat.