Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

स संभ्रमेण महता भद्रायुः पितृमंदिरम् । संप्राप्य परमानंदं चक्रे सर्वपुरौकसाम्

Transliteration

sa saṃbhrameṇa mahatā bhadrāyuḥ pitṛmaṃdiram | saṃprāpya paramānaṃdaṃ cakre sarvapuraukasām

Translation

With great eagerness, Bhadrāyu reached his father’s palace; and having arrived, he brought supreme joy to all the city-dwellers.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• संभ्रमेण: with excitement
• संभ्रमेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन/भाव (with great excitement)

• महता: great
• महता: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘great’ (संभ्रमेण इति विशेषण)

• भद्रायुः: Bhadrāyu
• भद्रायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• पितृमन्दिरम्: father’s house/temple
• पितृमन्दिरम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गन्तव्य/कर्म

• संप्राप्य: having reached
• संप्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having reached’

• परमानन्दम्: supreme joy
• परमानन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• चक्रे: made, caused
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘he made/caused’

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• पुरौकसाम्: of all the citizens
• पुरौकसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर + ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of the city-dwellers’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhadrāyu rushes into his father’s palace; citizens line streets with lamps and garlands; balconies filled with onlookers; the palace courtyard opens to receive him; joy ripples through the city.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrāyu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic ruler’s presence and conduct are meant to uplift and reassure the whole community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the focus is civic joy within a royal narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.