Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

देवान्यक्षान्पिशाचांश्च गुह्यकान्राक्षसां स्तथा । शूलघातैश्च ते सर्वे गणा देवान्प्रजघ्निरे

Transliteration

devānyakṣānpiśācāṃśca guhyakānrākṣasāṃ stathā | śūlaghātaiśca te sarve gaṇā devānprajaghnire

Translation

ترشول کے واروں سے اُن سب گنوں نے دیوتاؤں کو، اور ساتھ ہی یکشوں، پِشَچوں، گُہیکوں اور راکشسوں کو بھی مار گرایا۔

Word by Word

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• यक्षान्: yakṣas
• यक्षान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• पिशाचान्: piśācas
• पिशाचान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

• गुह्यकान्: guhyakas
• गुह्यकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• राक्षसान्: rākṣasas
• राक्षसान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• शूलघातैः: with blows of tridents
• शूलघातैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + घात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• गणाः: the troops
• गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• प्रजघ्निरे: struck down; slew
• प्रजघ्निरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A chaotic melee: gaṇas swing triśūlas, devas and yakṣas fall, piśācas and guhyakas scatter; dust and blood-tinted clouds; the trident’s arc is the dominant visual rhythm.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Devas
• Yakṣas
• Piśācas
• Guhyakas
• Rākṣasas
• Śūla (trident)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine fury is unleashed, even celestial ranks and supernatural hosts become subject to its force—illustrating the awe of Śaiva power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region), but this verse itself is not a tīrtha-māhātmya statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes combat by śūla (trident) strikes.