Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

राजर्षिः स्वनयो धीमान्हर्षव्याकुललोचनः । स्वकन्यायाः कृते दुःखं त्यजेदेव हृदिस्थितम्

Transliteration

rājarṣiḥ svanayo dhīmānharṣavyākulalocanaḥ | svakanyāyāḥ kṛte duḥkhaṃ tyajedeva hṛdisthitam

Translation

Ce rājarsi plein de sagesse, les yeux troublés par la joie, rejeta la douleur logée en son cœur, douleur née à cause de sa propre fille.

Word by Word

• राजर्षिः: royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (राजा + ऋषि)

• स्वनयः: one’s own son
• स्वनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• हर्ष-व्याकुल-लोचनः: whose eyes were agitated with joy
• हर्ष-व्याकुल-लोचनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याकुल (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (हर्षेण व्याकुलानि लोचनानि यस्य)

• स्वकन्यायाः: of his own daughter
• स्वकन्यायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (स्व + कन्या)

• कृते: for (the sake of)
• कृते: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतौ/निमित्ते (for the sake of)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• त्यजेत्: should abandon
• त्यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (त्यज् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic/only)

• हृदि-स्थितम्: situated in the heart
• हृदि-स्थितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (स्था धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (हृदि स्थितम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal sage, eyes trembling with joy, visibly releases long-held sorrow; attendants and palace setting subdued, with a sacred aura suggesting a nearby tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• rājarṣi (king)
• son
• daughter

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler practicing dharma should not remain trapped in grief; wise discernment and right counsel can dissolve inner sorrow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Setukhaṇḍa, connected with Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred geography, though this verse itself is narrative setup rather than direct tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it focuses on the king’s inner state and family concern.