Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

एवं लब्धवरो भूत्वा तारको हि महाबलः । देवान्युद्धार्थमाहूय युयुधे तैः सहासुरः

Transliteration

evaṃ labdhavaro bhūtvā tārako hi mahābalaḥ | devānyuddhārthamāhūya yuyudhe taiḥ sahāsuraḥ

Translation

یوں ور پا کر مہابلی تارک نے دیوتاؤں کو جنگ کے لیے للکارا، اور وہ اسور ان کے ساتھ گھمسان کی لڑائی لڑا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (Manner/प्रकाराधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• लब्ध-वरः: having obtained a boon
• लब्ध-वरः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (लभ् धातु, कृदन्त) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; ‘लब्धः वरः यस्य’ (having obtained a boon)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) → भूत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having become’

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• महाबलः: mighty / very strong
• महाबलः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; ‘महद् बलम् यस्य’ (very strong)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — masculine accusative plural

• युद्ध-अर्थम्: for battle
• युद्ध-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — neuter accusative singular; ‘युद्धस्य अर्थः’ (for the sake of battle)

• आहूय: having summoned
• आहूय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ह्वे (धातु) → आहूय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), आ-उपसर्ग; ‘having summoned/called’

• युयुधे: fought
• युयुधे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — perfect, 3rd person singular

• तैः: with them
• तैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — masculine/neuter instrumental plural (pronoun)

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः (indeclinable preposition) — ‘with’

• असुरः: the demon
• असुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative framing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience/reciter’s interlocutor (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tāraka, now radiant with boon-born confidence, summons the devas—messengers flying, banners rising, conches sounding. The devas assemble with weapons, reluctant yet compelled.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power gained without dharma leads to conflict; cosmic struggle arises when boons are misused for domination.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; the surrounding Kedārakhaṇḍa frames such narratives within the sanctity and dharma-vision associated with Kedāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.