Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

अतः स्वीकुर्म हे त्वां तु पराकुर्मः परावसुम् । उक्त्वैवं बलभिन्मुख्याः सर्वे च त्रिदिवालयाः

Transliteration

ataḥ svīkurma he tvāṃ tu parākurmaḥ parāvasum | uktvaivaṃ balabhinmukhyāḥ sarve ca tridivālayāḥ

Translation

«C’est pourquoi nous t’acceptons, et nous rejetons Parāvasu.» Ayant ainsi parlé, tous les habitants du ciel, avec Indra, le pourfendeur de Bala, à leur tête, proclamèrent leur décision.

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial particle): हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/from that)

• svīkurmaḥ: we accept
• svīkurmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वीकृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: स्वीकृ (to accept)

• he: O
• he: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: he (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; (gender not fixed for pronoun)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/particle): विरोध/विशेषार्थे (but/indeed)

• parākurmaḥ: we reject
• parākurmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पराकृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: पराकृ (to reject/drive away)

• parāvasum: Parāvasu
• parāvasum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): वच् → उक्त्वा (having said)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner adjunct/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): प्रकारे (thus/in this manner)

• balabhinmukhyāḥ: the chiefs headed by Balabhid (Indra)
• balabhinmukhyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balabhin (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध): बलभिदः मुख्या इति; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying balabhinmukhyāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): समुच्चय (and)

• tridivālayāḥ: the dwellers of heaven
• tridivālayāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध): त्रिदिवस्य आलयाः; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Devas (led by Indra), as reported by the narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly in a luminous hall: Indra at the forefront, devas in orderly ranks, a formal pronouncement of acceptance of one party and expulsion of Parāvasu; gestures of decree and turning away.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Balabhin)
• Arvāvasu
• Parāvasu
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through discernment: virtue is honored and wrongdoing is repudiated, even among the learned.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvaram is the broader Setukhaṇḍa frame; this verse narrates a dharmic verdict within that sacred context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records the devas’ acceptance/rejection decision.