Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

कालेन दिवमारूढे पितरि प्राप्तयौवनः । भद्रायुः पृथिवीं सर्वां शशासाद्भुतविक्रमः

Transliteration

kālena divamārūḍhe pitari prāptayauvanaḥ | bhadrāyuḥ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ śaśāsādbhutavikramaḥ

Translation

Als die Zeit gekommen war und sein Vater gen Himmel aufgestiegen war, herrschte Bhadrāyu, in jugendlicher Kraft erblüht, über die ganze Erde mit wunderbarer Tapferkeit.

Word by Word

• कालेन: with time, in time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समयेन (in course of time)

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग (दिवम् as accusative), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गन्तव्य

• आरूढे: having ascended
• आरूढे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु) → आरूढ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी: ‘when (he) had ascended’

• पितरि: when the father
• पितरि: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी: ‘when the father (was...)’

• प्राप्तयौवनः: having reached youth
• प्राप्तयौवनः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (प्र-आप् धातु, क्त) + यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having attained youth’ (विशेषण भद्रायुः)

• भद्रायुः: Bhadrāyu
• भद्रायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वाम्: entire
• सर्वाम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘all/entire’ (पृथिवीम् इति विशेषण)

• शशास: ruled
• शशास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘ruled’

• अद्भुतविक्रमः: of marvelous valor
• अद्भुतविक्रमः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘of wondrous prowess’ (विशेषण भद्रायुः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coronation-to-conquest tableau: Bhadrāyu in youthful vigor seated on a throne, then shown as a protector-king surveying the realm; banners, maps/tribute, and symbols of justice; subtle memorial of the father’s passing (aerial ascent motif).

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrāyu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It presents rightful succession and responsible governance as part of kṣatriya-dharma, undertaken at the proper time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named; the verse is about kingship and succession.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.