Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सर्वराक्षसराज्ये तमभ्यषिंचद्विभीषणम् । चक्रे च मंत्रिप्रवरं सदृशं रविसूनुना

Transliteration

sarvarākṣasarājye tamabhyaṣiṃcadvibhīṣaṇam | cakre ca maṃtripravaraṃ sadṛśaṃ ravisūnunā

Translation

Il consacra Vibhīṣaṇa à la souveraineté sur tout le royaume des Rākṣasas, et institua aussi un ministre éminent, digne et convenable, comme l’avait fait le fils de Ravi (Sugrīva).

Word by Word

• सर्वराक्षसराज्ये: in the entire kingdom of the rākṣasas
• सर्वराक्षसराज्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + राक्षस + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः (सर्वराक्षसानां राज्ये)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अभ्यषिञ्चत्: anointed, consecrated
• अभ्यषिञ्चत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + √सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• विभीषणम्: Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चक्रे: made, appointed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मंत्रिप्रवरम्: the foremost minister
• मंत्रिप्रवरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् + प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः (मन्त्रिणां प्रवरम्)

• सदृशम्: similar, fitting
• सदृशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying मंत्रिप्रवरम्)

• रविसूनुना: by the son of the Sun (Sugrīva)
• रविसूनुना: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः (रवेः सूनुना = सुग्रीवेण)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ceremonial consecration of Vibhīṣaṇa as king of Laṅkā; Rāma presides, vānaras witness; minister appointment follows in a courtly tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Sugrīva (Ravisūnu)
• Rākṣasa-rājya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous leadership (rājadharma) includes establishing just governance and competent counsel; dharma is upheld by rightful consecration and wise administration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This governance episode occurs within the Setu-khaṇḍa sacred setting around Cakratīrtha, supporting the mahātmya-laden journey toward Setu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (consecration/anointing) is implied as the royal-sacral rite by which Vibhīṣaṇa is स्थापित/installed as king.