Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

शक्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा समाश्वस्ता दिवोकसः । दानवान्प्रत्ययुध्यंत शक्रं कृत्वा व्यपाश्रयम्

Transliteration

śakrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā samāśvastā divokasaḥ | dānavānpratyayudhyaṃta śakraṃ kṛtvā vyapāśrayam

Translation

شکر کے کلام کو سن کر دیولोक کے دیوتا مطمئن ہو گئے۔ شکر کو سہارا اور پناہ بنا کر وہ پلٹے اور دانَووں سے دوبارہ لڑنے لگے۔

Word by Word

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु) + त्वा (Kridanta)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• समाश्वस्ताः: reassured, consoled
• समाश्वस्ताः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + ā + śvas (श्वस् धातु) + क्त (Kridanta)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘दिवोकसः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दिवोकसः: the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• दिवोकसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div + okas (दिव्/दिवस् + ओकस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दिवः ओकसः; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दानवान्: the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• प्रत्ययुध्यन्: they fought against
• प्रत्ययुध्यन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + yudh (युध् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + त्वा (Kridanta)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• व्यपाश्रयम्: as a refuge/support
• व्यपाश्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi + apa + ā + śri (श्रि धातु) + घञ्/अ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘आश्रय’ (refuge/support)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, newly reassured, form ranks behind Indra; their faces shift from terror to determination as they turn back toward the Dānavas.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Divaukasaḥ (Devas)
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld when fear is replaced by steadiness, and righteous forces unite under divinely guided leadership.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is part of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s martial narrative leading to Skanda’s glory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on resolve, refuge, and righteous battle.