Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

विधूते तत्र देवेशः कोपं कर्ता सुदारुणम् । कोपितः शङ्करो रौद्रं युद्धं दास्यति दानव

Transliteration

vidhūte tatra deveśaḥ kopaṃ kartā sudāruṇam | kopitaḥ śaṅkaro raudraṃ yuddhaṃ dāsyati dānava

Translation

Khi đỉnh ấy bị rung chuyển, Chúa tể của chư thiên sẽ khởi lên cơn thịnh nộ vô cùng khốc liệt. Śaṅkara khi phẫn nộ sẽ ban cho ngươi trận chiến dữ dội, hỡi Dānava.

Word by Word

• vidhūte: when (it is) shaken
• vidhūte: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dhūta (कृदन्त; vi + √dhū)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• deveśaḥ: Lord of gods
• deveśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक; deva + īśa)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kopam: anger
• kopam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kartā: will make / will become the doer (of)
• kartā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kartar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम

• sudāruṇam: very terrible
• sudāruṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग-सु + dāruṇa)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of कोपम्)

• kopitaḥ: angered
• kopitaḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kopita (कृदन्त; √kup/√kudh in sense 'be angry')
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of शङ्करः)

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṅkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• raudram: fierce
• raudram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of युद्धम्)

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dāsyati: will give
• dāsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• dānava: O demon
• dānava: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu, by context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śikhara (peak) associated with Śaṅkara’s kṣetra-protection

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The peak trembles; trees and rocks cascade; Śaṅkara manifests in raudra splendor—matted locks, crescent moon, third eye blazing—ready to engage; Andhaka stands as challenger amid storm and cosmic tremor.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Deveśa
• Dānava (Andhaka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Provoking the divine order awakens corrective force; adharma invites a fitting response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is the sacred locus where Śiva’s presence makes the very mountain a seat of divine power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it foretells the outcome of an impious act.