Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

पुलोमजापतिं युद्धे समजीवयदद्भुतम् । ऐरावतं तदारुह्य कपालाभरणांतिकम्

Transliteration

pulomajāpatiṃ yuddhe samajīvayadadbhutam | airāvataṃ tadāruhya kapālābharaṇāṃtikam

Translation

—il ranima, dans la bataille, l’époux de Pulomajā (Indra) : prodige admirable. Puis, monté sur Airāvata, il s’approcha de Kapālābharaṇa.

Word by Word

• पुलोमजा-पतिम्: the husband of Pulomajā (i.e., Indra)
• पुलोमजा-पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलोमजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुलोमजायाः पति:)

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सम्: together/fully (prefix)
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग (prefix)

• अजीवयत्: revived / brought back to life
• अजीवयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative/णिच् (जीवयति)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, astonishing
• अद्भुतम्: Karma/Phala (Object/Result)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषणवत्/फलविशेषण)

• ऐरावतम्: Airāvata (the elephant)
• ऐरावतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐरावत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; उपसर्ग: आ-

• कपालाभरण-अन्तिकम्: near/against the skull-ornamented one
• कपालाभरण-अन्तिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कपाल (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कपालाभरणस्य अन्तिकम्/समीपम्) — ‘near the one with skull-ornament’ (contextual epithet)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A battlefield tableau: Indra, newly revived, rises with renewed radiance; he mounts the white elephant Airāvata and advances toward the fearsome warrior Kapālābharaṇa adorned with skull-ornaments.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śacī (Pulomajā)
• Bṛhaspati
• Airāvata
• Kapālābharaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

With proper spiritual support, one returns to duty; restoration is meant for renewed dharmic action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Rāmeśvaram sacred zone) is the wider canvas of Setukhaṇḍa; not directly named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied continuation of mantra-based revival; no new ritual is prescribed here.