Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

भद्रायुषे प्रयच्छेति बोधयित्वा च नैषधम् । ऋषभो निर्जगामाथ देशकालार्थतत्त्ववित्

Transliteration

bhadrāyuṣe prayaccheti bodhayitvā ca naiṣadham | ṛṣabho nirjagāmātha deśakālārthatattvavit

Translation

Nachdem er den König von Naiṣadha belehrt hatte: „Gib sie Bhadrāyuṣa“, zog Ṛṣabha daraufhin fort — er, der die wahren Grundsätze von Ort, Zeit und Zweck kannte.

Word by Word

• भद्रायुषे: to Bhadrāyus
• भद्रायुषे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छ: give
• प्रयच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक निपात (quotative particle)

• बोधयित्वा: having instructed
• बोधयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु) (णिच्)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) + क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव; ‘having instructed/made understand’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नैषधम्: the Naiṣadha (king/person from Niṣadha)
• नैषधम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (निषधदेशीयः/नलसम्बन्धी इत्यर्थे)

• ऋषभः: Ṛṣabha
• ऋषभः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निर्जगाम: went out, departed
• निर्जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• देशकालार्थतत्त्ववित्: knower of place, time, purpose, and truth
• देशकालार्थतत्त्ववित्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देशकालार्थतत्त्ववित् (प्रातिपदिक) = देश + काल + अर्थ + तत्त्व + वित्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; ‘ऋषभः’ इति विशेषणम् (knower of the principles of place, time, and purpose)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naiṣadha king (Candrāṅgada)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage gives a clear directive—‘Give her to Bhadrāyuṣa’—then calmly departs; the king remains thoughtful, hands folded, absorbing the instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣabha
• Bhadrāyuṣa
• Naiṣadha (king of Niṣadha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action depends on discernment of place, time, and purpose; sages embody this discernment and guide society accordingly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the emphasis is ethical discernment (deśa-kāla-artha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An instruction regarding giving a daughter in marriage is implied, but no formal rite is detailed in this verse.