Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

तमायांतं ततो दृष्ट्वा कुशं शिवपरिग्रहम् । जघान गदया गुर्व्या गदाहस्तं तदा कुशम्

Transliteration

tamāyāṃtaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā kuśaṃ śivaparigraham | jaghāna gadayā gurvyā gadāhastaṃ tadā kuśam

Translation

کُش کو آتے دیکھ کر—جو شِو کی پناہ میں تھا—اس نے پھر گدا بردار کُش پر اپنی بھاری گدا کا زوردار وار کیا۔

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• āyāntam: coming, approaching
• āyāntam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + yā (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदा/ततः (then)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); (having seen)

• kuśam: Kuśa
• kuśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• śiva-parigraham: one under Śiva’s protection
• śiva-parigraham: Visheshana (Appositional qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + parigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'शिवस्य परिग्रहः' = one protected/accepted by Śiva); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• jaghāna: he struck/killed
• jaghāna: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• gadayā: with a mace
• gadayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• gurvyā: heavy, mighty
• gurvyā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with 'gadayā')

• gadā-hastam: holding a mace in (his) hand
• gadā-hastam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: 'गदया हस्तः यस्य' इत्यर्थे बहुव्रीहिसदृश-प्रयोग; रूपतः तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• kuśam: Kuśa
• kuśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; (पुनरुक्ति/अन्वय-बलार्थ)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; likely Sūta/Skanda framework)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two mace-bearers clash: Kuśa advances with Śiva’s protective aura; the opposing hero swings a heavy mace in a decisive arc, dust rising from the impact zone.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśa
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Those sheltered by Śiva are portrayed as bearing a sacred inviolability, even when worldly conflict arises.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s sanctity frames the episode, presenting the region as a stage where divine protection and dharma are revealed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears; the verse continues a martial episode within the māhātmya.