Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

युगन्धरे विप्रतीके वल्लभे च मृते सति । यौगन्धरायणमुखास्तत्पुत्राः सर्व एव हि

Transliteration

yugandhare vipratīke vallabhe ca mṛte sati | yaugandharāyaṇamukhāstatputrāḥ sarva eva hi

Translation

Lorsque Yugandhara, Vipratīka et Vallabha furent passés de vie, tous ses fils—à commencer par Yaugandharāyaṇa—demeurèrent pour poursuivre les devoirs royaux.

Word by Word

• युगन्धरे: in/at Yugandhara (person/place)
• युगन्धरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• विप्रतीके: in/at Vipratīka
• विप्रतीके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रतीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• वल्लभे: in/at Vallabha
• वल्लभे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मृते: when (he) was dead
• मृते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (कृदन्त; √मृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'सति' इति सति-सप्तमीयोगे

• सति: when (it) being so / in the situation
• सति: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (कृदन्त; √अस् (धातु) + शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• यौगन्धरायणमुखाः: those headed by Yaugandharāyaṇa
• यौगन्धरायणमुखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौगन्धरायण + मुख (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (यौगन्धरायणः मुखं यस्य/येषां ते), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• तत्पुत्राः: his sons
• तत्पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य पुत्राः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Setukhaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A court scene after the passing of senior princes: ministers and surviving sons stand in solemn assembly, receiving the insignia of duty; lamps and funeral-white garments suggest recent loss, yet the throne remains steady.

Characters & Entities

• Yugandhara
• Vipratīka
• Vallabha
• Yaugandharāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid death and change, dharma continues through responsible succession and service to the realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Setukhaṇḍa (Setu/Rāmeśvara sacred landscape), though this verse itself focuses on royal succession.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative background.