Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

आदाय स्वपुरं तूर्णमाययुः कृष्णसंश्रयाः । भीमः समाययौ तत्र महाबलपराक्रमः

Transliteration

ādāya svapuraṃ tūrṇamāyayuḥ kṛṣṇasaṃśrayāḥ | bhīmaḥ samāyayau tatra mahābalaparākramaḥ

Translation

Portant les richesses rassemblées, ils revinrent promptement dans leur cité, sous la protection de Kṛṣṇa. Là arriva aussi Bhīma, immense de force et vaillant en prouesse.

Word by Word

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); अव्ययभाव

• स्वपुरम्: their own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पुर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—स्वस्य पुरम्

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन-आकारान्त प्रयोगः; अव्ययवत् (adverbial use)

• आययुः: came/returned
• आययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृष्णसंश्रयाः: those who had Kṛṣṇa as refuge
• कृष्णसंश्रयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—कृष्णः संश्रयः येषाम् (having Kṛṣṇa as refuge)

• भीमः: Bhīma
• भीमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समाययौ: arrived
• समाययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• महाबलपराक्रमः: of great strength and valor
• महाबलपराक्रमः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् बलः च पराक्रमः च यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, likely Sūta-style narration) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brothers return swiftly with caravans of wealth; Kṛṣṇa as the spiritual center—either present in the city or invoked—while Bhīma arrives prominently, embodying strength and completion.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Bhīma
• Pāṇḍavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-driven achievement is stabilized by devotion and divine refuge—reliance on Kṛṣṇa frames success as protected and purposeful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu-kṣetra (Setukhaṇḍa) setting remains the overarching sacred context; this verse narrates the return to the capital.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied preparation for yajña through transporting acquired resources.