Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

कोलाहलो महानासीद्धर्मारण्ये तदा नृप । तच्छ्रुत्वा वासवेनाथ प्रेषितो नलकूबरः

Transliteration

kolāhalo mahānāsīddharmāraṇye tadā nṛpa | tacchrutvā vāsavenātha preṣito nalakūbaraḥ

Translation

Ô Roi, alors un grand tumulte s’éleva dans le Dharmāraṇya. L’ayant appris, Vāsava (Indra) dépêcha Nalakūbara.

Word by Word

• कोलाहलः: uproar
• कोलाहलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोलाहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कोलाहलः)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• धर्मारण्ये: in Dharmāraṇya (the forest)
• धर्मारण्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य अरण्यम्)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (श्रुत्वा इत्यस्य कर्म)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• वासवेन: by Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवेन: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम-बोधक

• प्रेषितः: was sent
• प्रेषितः: Kriya (Result state/क्रियाफल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + इष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘sent/commissioned’

• नलकूबरः: Nalakūbara
• नलकूबरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नलकूबर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing a royal listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Dharmāraṇya a tumult rises; cut to Indra’s celestial court where he hears the report of the uproar and sends Nalakūbara as an envoy.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Vāsava (Indra)
• Nalakūbara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred spaces are not ignored by the devas; guardianship arises when dharma is threatened.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, depicted as a place important enough to draw Indra’s attention.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; this verse establishes divine reconnaissance and response.