Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ततस्तं दानवो दृष्ट्वा कुबेरं रोषविह्वलः । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन पदातिर्धनदं नदन्

Transliteration

tatastaṃ dānavo dṛṣṭvā kuberaṃ roṣavihvalaḥ | abhidudrāva vegena padātirdhanadaṃ nadan

Translation

随后，那魔族见到俱毗罗（Kubera），怒火翻腾；他徒步疾冲向财富之主，放声咆哮。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक (then/thereupon)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (singular)

• दानवः: the demon
• दानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• कुबेरम्: Kubera
• कुबेरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (singular)

• रोषविह्वलः: agitated with anger
• रोषविह्वलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोष (प्रातिपदिक) + विह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (adjective) दानवः प्रति

• अभिदुद्राव: ran towards, charged
• अभिदुद्राव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• वेगेन: with speed, swiftly
• वेगेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (singular)

• पदातिः: foot-soldier, infantryman
• पदातिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (singular); दानवस्य विशेषणवत् (appositional)

• धनदम्: Dhanada (Kubera)
• धनदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (singular)

• नदन्: roaring, shouting
• नदन्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियासहचर (concomitant action)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A furious demon, eyes bloodshot and mouth wide in a roar, charges on foot toward Kubera; Kubera stands startled, adorned with lordly ornaments, the contrast between raging chaos and guarded prosperity starkly visible.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera (Dhanada)
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked anger (krodha) drives beings toward adharmic action and conflict, even against divine guardians.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions within a broader purāṇic narrative of divine conflict.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, depicting the demon’s charge toward Kubera.