Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

जनार्दनस्ततः क्रुद्धस्तालमेघाय भारत । अमोघं चक्रमादाय मुक्तं तस्य च मूर्धनि

Transliteration

janārdanastataḥ kruddhastālameghāya bhārata | amoghaṃ cakramādāya muktaṃ tasya ca mūrdhani

Translation

Bấy giờ Janārdana nổi giận, hỡi Bhārata, liền cầm lấy đĩa Sudarśana vô ngại và phóng thẳng xuống đỉnh đầu Tālamegha.

Word by Word

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — 'thereupon/then'

• क्रुद्धः: angered
• क्रुद्धः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) → क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying जनार्दनः)

• तालमेघाय: to Tālamegha
• तालमेघाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तालमेघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ताल + मेघ)

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• अमोघम्: unfailing
• अमोघम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमोघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying चक्रम्)

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा (धातु) → आदाय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable) — 'having taken'

• मुक्तम्: was released, was hurled
• मुक्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (passive sense) — 'was released' (refers to चक्रम्)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मूर्धनि: on (his) head
• मूर्धनि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator, likely Sūta/Skanda framework within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata/Pārtha (as addressed in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Janārdana, eyes blazing with controlled wrath, raises the Sudarśana-cakra; the discus arcs toward the asura Tālamegha’s head, leaving a fiery aureole trail.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Tālamegha
• Bhārata
• Cakra (Sudarśana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The ‘unfailing’ divine weapon symbolizes the inevitability of moral law: adharma meets certain correction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā is the sacred setting; the narrative reinforces her sanctity as a protected tīrtha-landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse is narrative, supporting the Māhātmya’s authority.