Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तदाव्रजच्चक्रमथो विलोक्य सर्वात्मना दैत्यवराः स्ववीर्यात् । नाशक्नुन्वारयितुं प्रचंडं दैवं यथा पूर्वमिवोपपन्नम्

Transliteration

tadāvrajaccakramatho vilokya sarvātmanā daityavarāḥ svavīryāt | nāśaknunvārayituṃ pracaṃḍaṃ daivaṃ yathā pūrvamivopapannam

Translation

当那神轮疾驰而来，诸位最杰出的阿修罗全凭自身勇力而观望；然而他们仍不能遏止命运那凶猛的力量，正如先前一般。

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

• avrajat: went, moved forth
• avrajat: Kriyā (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√vraj (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• cakram: the discus
• cakram: Karta (Subject of avrajat)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• atho: then, thereafter
• atho: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha + u (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/then; discourse particle)

• vilokya: having seen
• vilokya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-√lok (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘विलोक्य’ = having seen

• sarvātmanā: with all their might
• sarvātmanā: Karaṇa (adverbial instrument)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (instrumental sense adverb): ‘सर्वेण आत्मना’ = with whole being/with all effort

• daityavarāḥ: the best of the demons
• daityavarāḥ: Karta (Subject of nāśaknun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘श्रेष्ठा दैत्याः’

• svavīryāt: from their own prowess
• svavīryāt: Hetu/Apādāna (cause/source: from their own prowess)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य वीर्यम्’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation)

• aśaknun: were not able
• aśaknun: Kriyā (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śak (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; न + अशक्नुवन् (Vedic/epic variant)

• vārayitum: to ward off
• vārayitum: Karma (complement of ability)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (वारणे) (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive): ‘वारयितुम्’ = to stop/ward off

• pracaṇḍam: fierce, violent
• pracaṇḍam: Viśeṣaṇa (of daivam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pracaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• daivam: fate, divine force
• daivam: Karma (Object of vārayitum)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yathā: as, just as
• yathā: Upamā/Prakāra
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा/according as)

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb): formerly/before

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamā
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा)

• upapannam: that had come to pass
• upapannam: Viśeṣaṇa (of daivam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√pad (धातु) + क्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: ‘उपपन्नम्’ = occurred/come to pass

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Sudarśana rushes forward like fate itself; daitya champions stare, braced by pride, yet their defenses fail as inevitability closes in.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Cakra
• Daiva (destiny)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-reliant pride cannot overcome daiva aligned with dharma; the Purāṇa frames moral order as ultimately victorious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.