Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

पालयन्पृथिवीं सर्वां बुभुजे भार्यया सह । तदाप्रभृति राजासौ नाहंकारं चकार वै

Transliteration

pālayanpṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ bubhuje bhāryayā saha | tadāprabhṛti rājāsau nāhaṃkāraṃ cakāra vai

Translation

Die ganze Erde regierend, genoss er Wohlstand zusammen mit seiner Königin. Von da an gab sich jener König nicht mehr dem Hochmut hin.

Word by Word

• pālayan: protecting/ruling
• pālayan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pāl (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमानकृदन्त/Present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि

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

• sarvām: entire
• sarvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पृथिवीम्)

• bubhuje: enjoyed/experienced
• bubhuje: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• bhāryayā: with (his) wife
• bhāryayā: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with)

• tadā-prabhṛti: from that time onward
• tadā-prabhṛti: Adverbial (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय) + prabhṛti (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; कालवाचक-अव्यय (from then onwards)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• asau: that (king)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• na: not
• na: Discourse/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• ahaṃkāram: ego/pride
• ahaṃkāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• cakāra: did/made
• cakāra: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vai: indeed
• vai: Discourse/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta implied by section context; explicit Sūta begins at 117)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kshetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene court scene: the king on a modest throne, attentive to petitions, queen beside him; symbols of prosperity present but understated; the king’s face calm, without arrogance.

Characters & Entities

• Manojava (implied)
• Queen (unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sovereignty is marked by humility—prosperity should not become ego, but remain aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Māṅgala Tīrtha is glorified later; this verse highlights the king’s inner transformation that makes him fit for tīrtha-sevā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse teaches a moral discipline (freedom from ahaṃkāra).