Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
Devanagari script
स्वर्भानोस्तुरगाश्चाष्टौ भृंगाभा धूसरारथम् । वहंति च सकृद्युक्ता आदित्याधःस्थितास्तथा
Transliteration
svarbhānosturagāścāṣṭau bhṛṃgābhā dhūsarāratham | vahaṃti ca sakṛdyuktā ādityādhaḥsthitāstathā
Translation
斯瓦尔婆奴（Svarbhānu）的八匹骏马，黑如群蜂，承载其灰色车乘；一经套轭，便循行不息，安处于太阳之下。
Word by Word
svarbhānoḥof Svarbhānu (Rāhu)
svarbhānoḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsvarbhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular
turagāḥhorses
turagāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootturaga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction) — Conjunction
aṣṭaueight
aṣṭau:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootaṣṭan (प्रातिपदिक)
Form(संख्यावाचक) पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Numeral adjective, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
bhṛṅga-ābhāḥhaving the appearance of bees (blackish)
bhṛṅga-ābhāḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + ābhā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (भृङ्ग-सदृश-आभा) — Masculine, Nominative, Plural
dhūsara-rathamthe grey chariot
dhūsara-ratham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdhūsara (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
vahanticarry/draw
vahanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvah (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — Present indicative, 3rd person, Plural
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction) — Conjunction
sakṛtonce/at a time
sakṛt:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsakṛt (अव्यय)
Formकाल/आवृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb) — Indeclinable adverb (once/at one time)
yuktāḥyoked/attached
yuktāḥ:
Karta (Subject attribute/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootyuj (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
āditya-adhaḥ-sthitāḥsituated below the Sun
āditya-adhaḥ-sthitāḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootāditya (प्रातिपदिक) + adhaḥ (अव्यय) + sthita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (आदित्यस्य अधः स्थिताः) — Masculine, Nominative, Plural
tathāthus/likewise
tathā:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formप्रकार-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb) — Indeclinable adverb (thus/so)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Svarbhānu’s grey chariot glides beneath the blazing Sun; eight bee-dark horses pull in a tight formation, suggesting swift, shadowy movement and eclipse potential.
Characters & Entities
S
Svarbhānu (Rāhu)Ā
Āditya (Sun)FAQs
Shadowy forces are also bounded within divine order, reminding seekers to meet obscuration with steadiness and dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is cosmological.
None; although Rāhu relates to eclipses, no vrata or dāna is prescribed here.