Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

केशवस्यापि धनुषि भुजयोः शीर्ष एव च । ललंबिरे महादैत्या निनदंतो मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

keśavasyāpi dhanuṣi bhujayoḥ śīrṣa eva ca | lalaṃbire mahādaityā ninadaṃto muhurmuhuḥ

Translation

Những Đại Daitya còn bám cả vào cây cung của Kêśava, vào đôi cánh tay và ngay trên đỉnh đầu Ngài, gầm thét hết lần này đến lần khác.

Word by Word

• keśavasya: of Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• keśavasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे ‘also/even’

• dhanuṣi: on the bow
• dhanuṣi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• bhujayoḥ: on the two arms
• bhujayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• śīrṣaḥ: the head
• śīrṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīrṣan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• lalaṃbire: hung down / were suspended
• lalaṃbire: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: la-lamb (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद-रूप (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mahādaityāḥ: the great demons
• mahādaityāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान्तः दैत्याः)

• ninadantaḥ: roaring
• ninadantaḥ: Karta (Agent as participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-nad (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• muhuḥ: repeatedly
• muhuḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis), कालवाचक-अव्यय

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Great daityas hang onto Keśava’s bow, his arms, and even his head, roaring repeatedly; Hari remains unshaken amid a crush of bodies and weapons.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Mahādaityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine remains unshaken even when surrounded; intimidation and noise cannot dislodge truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.