Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्याः प्रभावेन हत्वा दैत्यानशेषतः । अन्धको निहतः पश्चात्त्रैलोक्यव्यसनप्रदः

Transliteration

tatastasyāḥ prabhāvena hatvā daityānaśeṣataḥ | andhako nihataḥ paścāttrailokyavyasanapradaḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ, nhờ oai lực lớn lao của nàng, sau khi diệt sạch bọn Daitya không còn sót, Andhaka—kẻ gieo tai ách cho ba cõi—về sau cũng bị giết.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्-अर्थे (thereupon/then)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• prabhāvena: by (her) power
• prabhāvena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• hatvā: having killed
• hatvā: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु) → hatvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having slain)

• daityān: the Daityas (demons)
• daityān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• aśeṣataḥ: completely
• aśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśeṣataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: entirely, without remainder)

• andhakaḥ: Andhaka
• andhakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: andhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

• nihataḥ: was killed
• nihataḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni√han (धातु) → nihata (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (was slain)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (afterwards)

• trailokyavyasanapradaḥ: giver of calamity to the three worlds
• trailokyavyasanapradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trailokya (प्रातिपदिक) + vyasana (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (trailokyasya vyasanaṃ pradāti iti)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After Devī’s power routs the daityas, Andhaka—source of three-world distress—falls; the scene shifts from battle to cosmic relief and restored harmony.

Characters & Entities

• Kelīśvarī Devī (implied)
• Daityas
• Andhaka
• Three worlds (Trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Evil that disturbs the worlds is ultimately overcome by divine power; devotion aligns one with the restoration of Dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Kelīśvarī-centered Mahātmya; the precise tīrtha is implied as the locus of her victorious presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a phala-oriented narrative foundation typically used to inspire pilgrimage and worship.