Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

हंसरूपा मुनींद्रास्ते ब्रह्मलोकं ययुः पुनः । अथ पौत्रायणो राजा जानश्रुतिररिंदमः

Transliteration

haṃsarūpā munīṃdrāste brahmalokaṃ yayuḥ punaḥ | atha pautrāyaṇo rājā jānaśrutirariṃdamaḥ

Translation

Ces sages seigneurs, ayant pris la forme de hamsas, repartirent vers le monde de Brahmā. Alors le roi Jānaśruti, descendant de Pautrāyaṇa, dompteur des ennemis,

Word by Word

• हंसरूपाः: having the form of swans
• हंसरूपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन (Plural)

• मुनीन्द्राः: the sage-lords
• मुनीन्द्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: to Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb of repetition)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (conjunctive particle)

• पौत्रायणः: (one named) Pautrāyaṇa
• पौत्रायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्रायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• जानश्रुतिः: Jānaśruti
• जानश्रुतिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानश्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अरिंदमः: subduer of enemies
• अरिंदमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Setukhaṇḍa discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Swan-formed sages lift away toward a radiant Brahmaloka; below, the scene shifts to King Jānaśruti introduced in a royal court, poised for inner upheaval.

Characters & Entities

• Munīndras (sages)
• Haṃsa
• Brahmaloka
• King Jānaśruti
• Pautrāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual authority is associated with realized sages, depicted as haṃsas who move freely to higher realms; the story then turns to a king seeking higher knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Rāmeśvaram region) is the overarching sacred setting of Setukhaṇḍa, though this verse itself is narrative transition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.