Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा गुरोरेव कान्यकुब्जाधिपो बली । राज्यं प्रकुरुते तत्र आमो नाम्ना हि भूतले

Transliteration

etacchrutvā guroreva kānyakubjādhipo balī | rājyaṃ prakurute tatra āmo nāmnā hi bhūtale

Translation

Ayant entendu cela de son propre guru, le puissant souverain de Kānyakubja établit là, sur la terre, son règne : un roi nommé Āma.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (matter)
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• कान्यकुब्जाधिपः: the ruler of Kānyakubja
• कान्यकुब्जाधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्यकुब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बली: powerful
• बली: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• राज्यम्: kingdom/rule
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रकुरुते: administers/undertakes
• प्रकुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आमः: Āma (name)
• आमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• नाम्ना: by name/as named
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• भूतले: on the earth
• भूतले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful king of Kānyakubja, after hearing his guru, ceremonially assumes sovereignty—coronation, standards raised, ministers assembled; the guru stands as moral anchor.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Kānyakubja
• Āma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It transitions from prophecy to historical narrative, showing royal action shaped by instruction received from a guru.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised; a geopolitical place-name—Kānyakubja—is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.