Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

एतदंतमालोक्य चिकीर्षंती मनीषितम् । स्वाहा शरीरमाविश्यतासां तेजो जहार तत्

Transliteration

etadaṃtamālokya cikīrṣaṃtī manīṣitam | svāhā śarīramāviśyatāsāṃ tejo jahāra tat

Translation

见事态已至此境，且欲成就其意，斯瓦哈（Svāhā）便入其身，夺取并带走她们身上的光威（tejas）。

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (neuter accusative singular)

• अन्तम्: end, limit
• अन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (masculine accusative singular)

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having seen’

• चिकीर्षन्ती: wishing to do
• चिकीर्षन्ती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिकीर्ष् (इच्छार्थक-धातु/धात्वर्थ) + √कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (present active participle, fem. nom. sg.)

• मनीषितम्: intention, plan
• मनीषितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषित (प्रातिपदिक; √मन्/मनीष्-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• स्वाहा: Svāhā
• स्वाहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine nominative singular; proper name)

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• आविश्य: having entered
• आविश्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ√विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having entered’

• तासाम्: of them (those women)
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (feminine genitive plural)

• तेजः: splendour, energy
• तेजः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• जहार: took away, carried off
• जहार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd sg. perfect, active)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (neuter accusative singular)

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed in nearby verses; typically a royal/epic interlocutor)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Svāhā, subtle and luminous, enters the bodies of the six wives (or the targeted group) and draws out their tejas like a stream of firelight, while the atmosphere is charged with secrecy and divine intent.

Characters & Entities

• Svāhā
• Six wives
• Tejas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative frames ‘tejas’ as a subtle, transferable potency, emphasizing that cosmic destinies unfold through unseen spiritual dynamics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it continues the Gaṅgā-bank episode contextually.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a mythic explanation of how divine energy was redirected.