Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

शंकरं ताडयामास गदाघातैर्मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

śaṃkaraṃ tāḍayāmāsa gadāghātairmuhurmuhuḥ

Translation

Hắn liên tục đánh vào Đấng Shankara bằng những cú đập của cây chùy.

Word by Word

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• tāḍayāmāsa: struck; beat
• tāḍayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tāḍ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिप्रयोगः—आमास-प्रत्ययान्त), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; कारणार्थ-प्रयोगः ‘beat/struck’

• gadāghātaiḥ: with blows of a mace
• gadāghātaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā-ghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गदायाः आघाताः)

• muhuḥ: repeatedly
• muhuḥ: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhus (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/आवृत्तिबोधक) — ‘again and again’

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhus (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति) — emphasis ‘again and again’

Speaker

Sūta (implied continuation of narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A furious demon rains repeated mace-blows upon Śaṅkara; Śiva stands firm, absorbing the impacts, while gaṇas and devas watch in alarm and awe.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Mace (Gadā)
• Andhaka (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Violence against the divine symbolizes the height of delusion; purāṇas depict such acts to highlight the tragic blindness of adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The māhātmya setting is Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, but this verse is purely martial narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.