Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

सुस्राव शोणितं पश्चात्सर्वस्रोतस्सु तस्य वै । शूलरक्तेन रुद्रस्य शुशुभे गजदानवः

Transliteration

susrāva śoṇitaṃ paścātsarvasrotassu tasya vai | śūlaraktena rudrasya śuśubhe gajadānavaḥ

Translation

其后，鲜血从他全身诸脉涌流；那象形魔罗刹在鲁陀罗三叉戟之血的染污下，呈现出骇然的惨亮。

Word by Word

• susrāva: flowed forth
• susrāva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sru (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• śoṇitam: blood
• śoṇitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoṇita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• sarva-srotassu: in all channels/streams
• sarva-srotassu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + srotas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (sarvāṇi srotāṃsi)

• tasya: of him/its
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

• śūla-raktena: with the blood from the trident (wound)
• śūla-raktena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (śūlasya raktaṃ)

• rudrasya: of Rudra
• rudrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• śuśubhe: shone/appeared splendid
• śuśubhe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śubh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• gaja-dānavaḥ: the elephant-like demon
• gaja-dānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (gaja-ākāraḥ dānavaḥ / gajaḥ iva dānavaḥ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An elephantine asura stands glaring and ‘bright’ in a ghastly way, blood streaming from every channel; Rudra’s trident is smeared with divine blood, heightening the paradox of the god’s inviolability versus the drama of combat.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Gajāsura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma, however massive, is ultimately weakened when confronted by Rudra’s power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is mentioned.