Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

पश्चात्सुयोधनं हत्वा भीमेन प्रययौ गृहान् । नारायणेन सहितो नरोऽसौ प्रस्थितो रणात्

Transliteration

paścātsuyodhanaṃ hatvā bhīmena prayayau gṛhān | nārāyaṇena sahito naro'sau prasthito raṇāt

Translation

Nachdem Bhīma Suyodhana erschlagen hatte, verließ jener Nara—begleitet von Nārāyaṇa—das Schlachtfeld und kehrte heim.

Word by Word

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• suyodhanam: Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• suyodhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suyodhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• hatvā: having slain
• hatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु) + ktvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• bhīmena: by Bhīma
• bhīmena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• prayayau: went forth, departed
• prayayau: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• gṛhān: to the homes/house
• gṛhān: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• nārāyaṇena: with Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇena: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sahitaḥ: accompanied, together with
• sahitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (accompanied)

• naraḥ: Nara
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• asau: that (one)
• asau: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देशार्थक-सर्वनाम

• prasthitaḥ: set out, departed
• prasthitaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• raṇāt: from the battle
• raṇāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara) (narrating)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied forthcoming)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After Duryodhana’s death by Bhīma, Arjuna (Nara) leaves the battlefield with Kṛṣṇa (Nārāyaṇa), turning from war toward home and the next dharmic phase.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• Nara
• Nārāyaṇa
• Battlefield

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The close association of Nara with Nārāyaṇa underscores divine guidance even amid the burdens of war and its consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The account is embedded in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, connecting epic history to sacred geography and purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.