Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

एवं वर्षसहस्रांतमभूत्सार्द्धं पिनाकिना । रौद्रं युद्धमन्धकस्य सर्वलोकभयावहम्

Transliteration

evaṃ varṣasahasrāṃtamabhūtsārddhaṃ pinākinā | raudraṃ yuddhamandhakasya sarvalokabhayāvaham

Translation

یوں ہزار برس سے بھی زیادہ مدت تک، کمان بردار پیناکی پروردگار (شیو) کے ساتھ اندھک کی ہولناک جنگ جاری رہی—جو تمام جہانوں کے لیے دہشت ناک تھی۔

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) — ‘thus/in this manner’

• varṣasahasrāntam: up to a thousand years
• varṣasahasrāntam: Kala-adhikarana (Time extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa-sahasra-anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कालपरिमाण-रूपेण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वर्षसहस्रस्य अन्तः/पर्यन्तः)

• abhūt: was; occurred
• abhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• sārddham: together; continuously
• sārddham: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdha (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (सहभाववाचक) — ‘together/along with’; अत्र ‘समं/सह’ अर्थे

• pinākinā: by Pinākin (Śiva)
• pinākinā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pinākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (कर्ता-करणभावे), एकवचन; ‘पिनाकधारी’ (शिवः)

• raudram: fierce
• raudram: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युद्धम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• andhakasya: of Andhaka
• andhakasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: andhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• sarvalokabhayāvaham: bringing fear to all worlds
• sarvalokabhayāvaham: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-loka-bhaya-āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युद्धम्’ इति विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वलोकानां भयम् आवहति इति)

Speaker

Sūta (implied continuation of narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast, time-stretched battlefield: Śiva (Pinākin) confronting Andhaka; the three worlds watching in dread; stormy skies and cosmic scale implied by ‘thousand years’.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka (Andhakāsura)
• Śiva (Pinākin)
• All worlds (sarva-loka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma, when empowered by boons and ego, becomes a universal threat; only alignment with Śiva (dharma) ends fear for the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage is situated within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa, though the verse itself emphasizes the cosmic impact of the battle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.