Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

उद्वेजयति लोकांस्त्रीन्धर्मारण्यमितो गतः । तच्छ्रुत्वा वासवो विष्णुं निवेद्य क्षितिमागमत्

Transliteration

udvejayati lokāṃstrīndharmāraṇyamito gataḥ | tacchrutvā vāsavo viṣṇuṃ nivedya kṣitimāgamat

Translation

«Parti d’ici vers Dharmāraṇya, il épouvante les trois mondes.» L’ayant appris, Vāsava en fit part à Viṣṇu et descendit sur la terre.

Word by Word

• उद्वेजयति: (he) agitates/terrifies
• उद्वेजयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+विज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• लोकान्: worlds/people
• लोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); संख्यावाचक विशेषण (numeral adjective)

• धर्मारण्यम्: the Dharma-forest (Dharmāraṇya)
• धर्मारण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इत: from here
• इत: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘from here/there’)

• गतः: gone
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• वासवः: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुम्: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• निवेद्य: having informed
• निवेद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि+विद् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• क्षितिम्: the earth
• क्षितिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आगमत्: came/arrived
• आगमत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: O King (rājan) is implied in the surrounding passage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (Vāsava) hears alarming news of a being terrifying the three worlds after going to Dharmāraṇya; he approaches Viṣṇu to report, then descends toward earth.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Vāsava (Indra)
• Viṣṇu
• Three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When disorder threatens the worlds, coordinated divine action arises to preserve dharma and sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, shown as pivotal to the welfare of the three worlds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the escalation that brings Viṣṇu’s intervention.