Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा वाडवाः सर्वे प्रहर्षोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । समाजग्मुस्तदा राजन्स्वस्वस्थाने समाविशन्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā vāḍavāḥ sarve praharṣotphullalocanāḥ | samājagmustadā rājansvasvasthāne samāviśan

Translation

Als sie dies vernahmen, versammelten sich all jene Vāḍavā, deren Augen vor Freude erblühten; und, o König, sie kehrten an ihre jeweiligen Orte zurück und ließen sich wieder nieder.

Word by Word

• tat: that (matter/statement)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• vāḍavāḥ: the Vāḍavas
• vāḍavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (vāḍavāḥ)

• praharṣa-utphulla-locanāḥ: with eyes widened in joy
• praharṣa-utphulla-locanāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praharṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + utphulla (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः) — ‘प्रहर्षेण उत्फुल्लानि लोचनानि येषाम्’ इति विशेषण (vāḍavāḥ)

• samājagmuḥ: they assembled/came together
• samājagmuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sva-sva-sthāne: in their respective places
• sva-sva-sthāne: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (कर्मधारयः) — ‘स्वं स्वं स्थानम्’

• samāviśan: they entered/settled
• samāviśan: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-viś (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (addressing a king; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gathered community with bright, blossoming eyes, standing in a sacred grove/settlement; after hearing auspicious words, they disperse peacefully to their homes.

Characters & Entities

• Vāḍavāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When fear is removed and dharma is secured, society returns to stability and sacred life resumes in its proper places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, depicted as a safe sacred settlement where communities can dwell and practice dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it indicates restoration of normal life and order.