Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

तत्प्रभावाज्जघानाऽथ खरादीन्राक्षसोत्तमान् । तथा वै रावणं रौद्रं मेघनादसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

tatprabhāvājjaghānā'tha kharādīnrākṣasottamān | tathā vai rāvaṇaṃ raudraṃ meghanādasamanvitam

Translation

اُس مقدّس اثر کی قوت سے اُس نے خر وغیرہ جیسے رाक्षسوں کے سرداروں کو قتل کیا؛ اور اسی طرح میگھناد کے ساتھ موجود سخت گیر راون کو بھی ہلاک کر دیا۔

Word by Word

• तत्-प्रभावात्: from that power/effect
• तत्-प्रभावात्: Apādāna (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘तस्य प्रभावात्’; ablative singular masculine

• जघान: slew
• जघान: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; 3rd sg perfect

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक (particle: ‘then’)

• खर-आदीन्: Khara and others
• खर-आदीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘खरं च अन्यांश्च’; accusative plural masculine

• राक्षस-उत्तमान्: the foremost demons
• राक्षस-उत्तमान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; accusative plural masculine

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: ‘likewise, also’)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/उपपद (particle: ‘indeed’)

• रावणम्: Rāvaṇa
• रावणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular masculine

• रौद्रम्: fierce, terrible
• रौद्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with ‘रावणम्’; accusative singular masculine

• मेघनाद-समन्वितम्: accompanied by Meghnāda
• मेघनाद-समन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेघनाद (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √अन्वि/अन्व् ‘to be connected’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मेघनादेन समन्वितम्’; agrees with ‘रावणम्’; accusative singular masculine

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta in Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, empowered by the sacred influence of the tīrtha, defeats Khara and other rākṣasas; the verse telescopes later victory over Rāvaṇa with Meghanāda present, emphasizing divine-backed heroism.

Characters & Entities

• Khara
• Rāvaṇa
• Meghanāda (Indrajit)
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred power (tīrtha-prabhāva) supports dharma, enabling the defeat of destructive forces and restoring righteous order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse attributes victory to a prior-mentioned sacred influence; the exact tīrtha is established in the surrounding Adhyāya 20 context of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it emphasizes the result (prabhāva/merit) rather than a specific rite.