Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 174

Devanagari script

ततः प्रहृष्टास्त्रभिदशा वादित्राण्यभ्यवादयन् । वज्रप्रहारात्कन्याश्च जज्ञिरेऽस्य महाबलाः

Transliteration

tataḥ prahṛṣṭāstrabhidaśā vāditrāṇyabhyavādayan | vajraprahārātkanyāśca jajñire'sya mahābalāḥ

Translation

随后，执持神兵的诸天欢喜踊跃，令诸般乐器齐鸣回响。又因金刚雷杵的一击，从他身上亦诞生出大力的少女们。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्) = 'thereupon/then'

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted, rejoicing
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु) → prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• त्रभिदशाः: the gods (a class of devas)
• त्रभिदशाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trabhidaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• वादित्राणि: musical instruments
• वादित्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāditra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• अभ्यवादयन्: they played/sounded
• अभ्यवादयन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• वज्रप्रहारात्: from the blow of the thunderbolt
• वज्रप्रहारात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra + prahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वज्रस्य प्रहारः), पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे

• कन्याः: maidens, girls
• कन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• जज्ञिरे: were born, arose
• जज्ञिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• अस्य: of him, his
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाबलाः: very strong, mighty
• महाबलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महद् बलं येषाम्/महाबल), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कन्याः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, radiant and weapon-bearing, rejoice as celestial instruments thunder; from Indra’s vajra-strike arises a sudden emergence of powerful maidens—an uncanny, martial birth-scene around Skanda’s sphere.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Vajra
• Kanyās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even conflict in Purāṇic narrative can become the occasion for new divine manifestations that restore cosmic balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred geography is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive of divine events and celebration.