Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

राजा काश्मीरदेशस्य भद्रसेन इति श्रुतः । तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद्धीमान्सुधर्मानाम वीर्यवान्

Transliteration

rājā kāśmīradeśasya bhadrasena iti śrutaḥ | tasya putro 'bhavaddhīmānsudharmānāma vīryavān

Translation

Im Land Kāśmīra gab es einen König, berühmt als Bhadrasena. Er hatte einen Sohn, weise und tapfer, namens Sudharmā.

Word by Word

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• काश्मीरदेशस्य: of the land of Kashmir
• काश्मीरदेशस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्मीर + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (काश्मीरस्य देशः)

• भद्रसेनः: Bhadrasena
• भद्रसेनः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (नाम)

• इति: thus, named
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• श्रुतः: was known (as)
• श्रुतः: Karta-Visheshana (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; (श्रुत = प्रसिद्ध)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• अभवत्: was, became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतन-भूत); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धीमान्: intelligent, wise
• धीमान्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (qualifying putraḥ)

• सुधर्माणाम्: of the Sudharmans (family/lineage)
• सुधर्माणाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन (कुल/वंश-सम्बन्धः)

• वीर्यवान्: valorous, powerful
• वीर्यवान्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (qualifying putraḥ)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśmīra-deśa (as narrative setting)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic introduction to Kāśmīra: snow-fed mountains, a fertile valley, a royal court where King Bhadrasena is introduced, and the birth/portrait of Prince Sudharmā.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśmīra
• Bhadrasena
• Sudharmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text introduces exemplary figures to frame a dharmic narrative, preparing a model of conduct and its results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised in this verse; it situates the story in Kāśmīra-deśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative setup (person and place).