Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सर्वराक्षसराज्ये तमभ्यषिंचद्विभीषणम् । चक्रे च मंत्रिप्रवरं सदृशं रविसूनुना

Transliteration

sarvarākṣasarājye tamabhyaṣiṃcadvibhīṣaṇam | cakre ca maṃtripravaraṃ sadṛśaṃ ravisūnunā

Translation

Er weihte Vibhīṣaṇa durch die Königsweihe über das ganze Reich der Rākṣasas ein und bestellte zudem einen vortrefflichen Minister, würdig und passend, wie es der Sohn Ravis (Sugrīva) getan hatte.

Word by Word

• सर्वराक्षसराज्ये: in the entire kingdom of the rākṣasas
• सर्वराक्षसराज्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + राक्षस + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः (सर्वराक्षसानां राज्ये)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अभ्यषिञ्चत्: anointed, consecrated
• अभ्यषिञ्चत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + √सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• विभीषणम्: Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चक्रे: made, appointed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मंत्रिप्रवरम्: the foremost minister
• मंत्रिप्रवरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् + प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः (मन्त्रिणां प्रवरम्)

• सदृशम्: similar, fitting
• सदृशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying मंत्रिप्रवरम्)

• रविसूनुना: by the son of the Sun (Sugrīva)
• रविसूनुना: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः (रवेः सूनुना = सुग्रीवेण)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ceremonial consecration of Vibhīṣaṇa as king of Laṅkā; Rāma presides, vānaras witness; minister appointment follows in a courtly tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Sugrīva (Ravisūnu)
• Rākṣasa-rājya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous leadership (rājadharma) includes establishing just governance and competent counsel; dharma is upheld by rightful consecration and wise administration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This governance episode occurs within the Setu-khaṇḍa sacred setting around Cakratīrtha, supporting the mahātmya-laden journey toward Setu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (consecration/anointing) is implied as the royal-sacral rite by which Vibhīṣaṇa is स्थापित/installed as king.