Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततश्चक्रं वरैर्बाणैस्ताडयामास शंकरः । तच्च द्वारवतीं प्राप्तं शिवसायकमिश्रितम्

Transliteration

tataścakraṃ varairbāṇaistāḍayāmāsa śaṃkaraḥ | tacca dvāravatīṃ prāptaṃ śivasāyakamiśritam

Translation

Rồi Śaṅkara dùng những mũi tên tuyệt hảo bắn vào bánh xe. Bánh xe ấy, hòa lẫn với tên khí của Śiva, đã đến Dvāravatī.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थे (then)

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

• वरैः: excellent
• वरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘बाणैः’

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ताडयामास: struck/assailed
• ताडयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताड् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense implied by stem ताडय- (णिच्)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘चक्रम्’ इत्यस्य पुनरुक्त-सूचक

• च: and
• च: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• द्वारवतीम्: Dvāravatī
• द्वारवतीम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; देश/नगरनाम

• प्राप्तम्: reached
• प्राप्तम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(it) reached’

• शिवसायकमिश्रितम्: mixed with Śiva’s arrows
• शिवसायकमिश्रितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + सायक + मिश्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘तत्/चक्रम्’; ‘mixed/associated with Śiva’s arrows’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara releases brilliant arrows that strike the spinning Sudarśana; the discus, now streaked with Śiva’s missile-energy and marked with Śiva’s name, arcs across the sky toward the sea-walled city of Dvāravatī.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Cakra (Sudarśana)
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Śiva’s arrows/missiles

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power is governed by dharma; even cosmic weapons move within a higher sacred order associated with Śiva’s will.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Prabhāsa/Somnātha; Dvāravatī is mentioned as a connected sacred geography point.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; the verse is narrative, describing the movement and sanctification/charging of the cakra by Śiva’s missiles.