Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

एवं कृतं तदा तेन तारकेण महात्मना । सर्वेषामेव देवानामशक्यस्तारको महान्

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtaṃ tadā tena tārakeṇa mahātmanā | sarveṣāmeva devānāmaśakyastārako mahān

Translation

یوں اُس وقت اُس عظیم النفس تارک نے یہ سب کیا؛ اور تمام دیوتاؤں کے لیے وہ طاقتور تارک واقعی ناقابلِ مغلوب تھا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• कृतम्: was done
• कृतम्: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगे: 'was done'

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: करण (Instrument/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तारकेण: by Tāraka
• तारकेण: करण (Instrument/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (epithet)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अशक्यः: unassailable/irresistible
• अशक्यः: विधेयविशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशक्य (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महान्: great
• महान्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tāraka stands triumphant amid fallen foes; devas in the distance appear restrained or alarmed; the composition emphasizes his ‘unovercome’ stature.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas often depict temporary invincibility as a test of cosmic order—when ordinary means fail, higher divine purpose unfolds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s Himalayan sacred setting frames the story; this verse itself is not a direct site-eulogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.