Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 154

Devanagari script

भविष्यति दिशां जेता सिंहसंहननो युवा । पौत्र एष महाभाग तथा द्युदयनात्मजः

Transliteration

bhaviṣyati diśāṃ jetā siṃhasaṃhanano yuvā | pautra eṣa mahābhāga tathā dyudayanātmajaḥ

Translation

«Ô toi, le très fortuné, ce petit-fils —fils de Dyudayana— deviendra un jeune conquérant des directions, au corps puissant, semblable au lion.»

Word by Word

• भविष्यति: will be / will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• दिशाम्: of the directions (quarters)
• दिशाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• जेता: conqueror
• जेता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जि (धातु) + तृ (कृत् प्रत्यय) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि तृन्-प्रत्यय (agent noun)

• सिंहसंहननः: lion-built; having a lion-like frame
• सिंहसंहननः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + संहनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिंहस्य संहननम् इव)

• युवा: a youth
• युवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पौत्रः: grandson
• पौत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एष: this (one)
• एष: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य)

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• द्युदयनात्मजः: son of Dyudayana
• द्युदयनात्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युदयन (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्युदयनस्य आत्मजः)

Speaker

Jamadagni (sage) speaking to the king (deduced from immediate context of the sage’s words)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage or court-seer proclaims a grandson’s future: a youthful prince with lion-like physique, standing before an elder king amid courtly attendants; the moment is charged with destiny and royal splendor.

Characters & Entities

• Jamadagni
• Dyudayana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Royal power is framed as dharmic destiny when sanctioned by a sage’s blessing and aligned with righteous purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly the āśrama is glorified as the source of prophetic blessing; the Setukhaṇḍa setting remains the sacred backdrop.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a benedictory prophecy concerning lineage and future kingship.