Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

रुरोध देवनगरं बबाध विबुधानपि । वर्तमाने दिवि महासमरे सुररक्षसाम्

Transliteration

rurodha devanagaraṃ babādha vibudhānapi | vartamāne divi mahāsamare surarakṣasām

Translation

Er blockierte die Stadt der Devas und quälte sogar die himmlischen Wesen. Zu jener Zeit tobte im Himmel eine große Schlacht zwischen Devas und Rākṣasas.

Word by Word

• रुरोध: besieged, blocked
• रुरोध: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• देवनगरम्: the city of the gods
• देवनगरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवानां नगरम्)

• बबाध: afflicted, attacked
• बबाध: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• विबुधान्: the gods, the wise celestials
• विबुधान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• वर्तमाने: while (it) was occurring
• वर्तमाने: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle, Ātmanepada); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग? सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘while (it) was going on’

• दिवि: in heaven, in the sky
• दिवि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महा-समरे: in the great battle
• महा-समरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् समरः)

• सुर-रक्षसाम्: of the gods and demons
• सुर-रक्षसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (सुराश्च रक्षांसि च); षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brahmakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fortified celestial city with jeweled gates is blockaded by asura forces; devas in luminous armor are harried as the sky fills with flying chariots and weapons.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even heavenly order can be disturbed when adharma becomes bold; dharma must be re-established through divine resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides the cosmic backdrop within Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the onset of a celestial conflict.