Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्यज्ञेऽवदानैश्च यजने असुरान्सुरान् । मनुष्यांश्चैव त्रिशिरा अपरोक्षं शचीपतेः

Transliteration

tasminyajñe'vadānaiśca yajane asurānsurān | manuṣyāṃścaiva triśirā aparokṣaṃ śacīpateḥ

Translation

اس یَجْیَہ میں نذرانوں اور پوجا کی کرِیاؤں کے ذریعے تِرِشیرا (تین سروں والا) نے اسُروں، سُروں اور انسانوں کی بھی خدمت کی—شچی پتی (اندَر) کی عین موجودگی میں، کھلے طور پر۔

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अवदानैः: with portions/offerings
• अवदानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• यजने: in the act of sacrificing
• यजने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• असुरान्: asuras
• असुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सुरान्: devas
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• मनुष्यान्: humans
• मनुष्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (indeed/just)

• त्रिशिराः: Triśiras (three-headed one)
• त्रिशिराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (त्रीणि शिरांसि यस्य)

• अपरोक्षम्: directly, openly
• अपरोक्षम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपरोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative: directly/manifestly)

• शचीपतेः: of Śacī’s lord (Indra)
• शचीपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शच्याः पतिः)

Speaker

Lomāśa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Triśirā/Viśvarūpa officiates at a grand yajña, visibly offering to multiple classes—devas, asuras, and humans—while Indra watches, uneasy.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śacī
• Triśirā (Viśvarūpa)
• Asuras
• Suras
• Humans

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacrificial power must be governed by discernment and loyalty to dharma; misdirected or divided offerings can create cosmic and political imbalance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the focus is on a sacrificial episode within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offerings (avadāna) and yajña-performance are referenced generally, without naming a specific sacrifice.