Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततो हरगणाः सर्वे दानवैस्तै रणाजिरे । जिता जग्मुर्दिशो भीता हरवीक्षणतत्पराः

Transliteration

tato haragaṇāḥ sarve dānavaistai raṇājire | jitā jagmurdiśo bhītā haravīkṣaṇatatparāḥ

Translation

随后，哈罗（湿婆）的一切伽那在战场上为达那婆所败，惊惧奔向诸方，只求得见哈罗以求庇护。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरं (then)

• हरगणाः: Śiva’s gaṇas
• हरगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: हरेः गणाः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• दानवैः: by the Dānavas
• दानवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• रणाजिरे: in the battlefield
• रणाजिरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक) + अजिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: रणस्य अजिरे); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• जिताः: defeated
• जिताः: Karta (State of subject/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) → जित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (हरगणाः)

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिशः: to the directions
• दिशः: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• भीताः: afraid
• भीताः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु) → भीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• हरवीक्षणतत्पराः: intent on seeing Hara (Śiva)
• हरवीक्षणतत्पराः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + वीक्षण (वि+ईक्ष् धातु, ल्युट्-भाव) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/षष्ठी: हरेः वीक्षणे तत्पराः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa speaking to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hara’s gaṇas, routed on the battlefield, scatter toward the horizons, faces turned anxiously as if searching for Śiva; the emotional pivot is from combat to refuge-seeking.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Hara’s gaṇas
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mighty seek refuge in Śiva; turning toward the Lord is the remedy when strength fails.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; the emphasis is on Hara as the ultimate refuge within the chapter’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.