Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

भयं त्यजध्वं वै देवा दानवान्प्रति सर्वथा । अचिरेणैव कालेन घातयिष्यामि दानवान्

Transliteration

bhayaṃ tyajadhvaṃ vai devā dānavānprati sarvathā | acireṇaiva kālena ghātayiṣyāmi dānavān

Translation

“اے دیوتاؤ! دانَووں کے بارے میں ہر طرح کا خوف چھوڑ دو۔ بہت ہی تھوڑے وقت میں میں ان دانَووں کو ہلاک کر دوں گا۔”

Word by Word

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्यजध्वम्: abandon (you all)
• त्यजध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed)

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), बहुवचन

• दानवान्: the Dānavas
• दानवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रति: against/towards
• प्रति: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/उपपद—'towards/against'

• सर्वथा: in every way, entirely
• सर्वथा: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अचिरेण: in a short time
• अचिरेण: Adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक-तृतीया (within a short time)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (only/just)

• कालेन: in time/within time
• कालेन: Adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक-तृतीया

• घातयिष्यामि: I will slay/cause to be killed
• घातयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (णिच् causative of हन्/घात्-धातु-परम्परा)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• दानवान्: the Dānavas
• दानवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Viṣṇu (Janārdana)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied narrative destination)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (carried over from prior address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu speaks to the assembled gods, hand raised in assurance, promising swift destruction of the Dānavas.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, the Lord personally reassures and protects; fear is dispelled by surrender to divine guardianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the victory narrative supports the sanctity linked with Daityasūdana at Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a declaration of divine intent to remove adharma.