Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

परीक्षित्स महाराजः पुण्यश्लोकश्च धार्मिकः । विष्णुभक्तो महायोगी चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य रक्षिता

Transliteration

parīkṣitsa mahārājaḥ puṇyaślokaśca dhārmikaḥ | viṣṇubhakto mahāyogī cāturvarṇyasya rakṣitā

Translation

Mahārāja Parīkṣit war berühmt durch heiligen Ruhm und stand fest im Dharma—ein Verehrer Viṣṇus, ein großer Yogin und Beschützer der vierfachen Ständeordnung.

Word by Word

• parīkṣit: Parīkṣit
• parīkṣit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parīkṣit (प्रातिपदिक; √īkṣ ईक्ष् + परि + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (proper noun)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• mahā-rājaḥ: great king
• mahā-rājaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् राजा)

• puṇya-ślokaḥ: of holy fame
• puṇya-ślokaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + śloka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पुण्याः श्लोकाः यस्य/पुण्यश्लोकः—praise-worthy fame)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• dhārmikaḥ: righteous
• dhārmikaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhārmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ: devotee of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (कृदन्त; √bhaj भज् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः भक्तः)

• mahā-yogī: great yogi
• mahā-yogī: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् योगी)

• cāturvarṇyasya: of the fourfold social order
• cāturvarṇyasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāturvarṇya (प्रातिपदिक; catur + varṇa + य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (चतुर्णां वर्णानां भावः/समूहः)

• rakṣitā: protector/guardian
• rakṣitā: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣitṛ (प्रातिपदिक; √rakṣ रक्ष् + तृच्/तृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (agent noun: protector)

Speaker

Not explicit in snippet (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience receiving the Setu narrative (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahārāja Parīkṣit seated in royal assembly, calm yet vigilant, with Viṣṇu’s emblematic presence (śaṅkha-cakra motifs) and yogic composure; ministers and four varṇas depicted as protected and orderly.

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ideal kingship is defined by devotion, yogic discipline, and protection of dharma in society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Setukhaṇḍa discourse by citing a dharmic exemplar.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.