Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
Devanagari script
अग्निकः शतकोट्या वै कोट्याग्निमुख एव च । आदित्यमूर्धा कोट्या च कोट्या चैव धनावहः
Transliteration
agnikaḥ śatakoṭyā vai koṭyāgnimukha eva ca | ādityamūrdhā koṭyā ca koṭyā caiva dhanāvahaḥ
Translation
阿伽尼迦率百俱胝而来，阿伽尼目佉亦携一俱胝而至。阿底提耶牟尔陀携一俱胝而来，达那婆诃亦同携一俱胝而到。
Word by Word
अग्निकःAgnika (a name)
अग्निकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
शतकोट्याby/with a hundred crores
शतकोट्या:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशतकोटि (प्रातिपदिक; शत + कोटि)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)
कोट्याby/with a crore
कोट्या:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)
अग्निमुखःAgnimukha (a name)
अग्निमुखः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निमुख (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि + मुख)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
एवonly/indeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
आदित्यमूर्धाĀdityamūrdhā (a name)
आदित्यमूर्धा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्यमूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक; आदित्य + मूर्धन्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
कोट्याby/with a crore
कोट्या:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
कोट्याby/with a crore
कोट्या:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)
धनावहःDhanāvaha (a name; 'bringer of wealth')
धनावहः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधनावह (प्रातिपदिक; धन + आवह)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A blazing influx of fire-aspected gaṇas: Agnika with a hundred crores, Agnimukha with a crore, Ādityamūrdhā with a crore, and Dhanāvaha with a crore—visualized as radiant, ember-haloed troops filling the horizon.
Characters & Entities
A
AgnikaA
AgnimukhaĀ
ĀdityamūrdhāD
DhanāvahaFAQs
Even elemental and luminous powers (fire, sun, prosperity) are presented as servants within Śiva’s sacred order.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.