Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

सुदर्शनसुकर्णाख्यौ विद्याधरपतेः सुतौ । मुनिशापेन दुःखार्तौ चिंतयामासतुर्भृशम्

Transliteration

sudarśanasukarṇākhyau vidyādharapateḥ sutau | muniśāpena duḥkhārtau ciṃtayāmāsaturbhṛśam

Translation

Les deux fils du seigneur des Vidyādhara, nommés Sudarśana et Sukarṇa, accablés de peine par la malédiction du sage, méditèrent profondément.

Word by Word

• sudarśanasukarṇākhyau: the two named Sudarśana and Sukarṇa
• sudarśanasukarṇākhyau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudarśana + sukarṇa + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सुदर्शनश्च सुकर्णश्च आख्या यस्य/नाम यस्य) = ‘named Sudarśana and Sukarṇa’

• vidyādharapateḥ: of the lord of the Vidyādharas
• vidyādharapateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyādhara + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विद्याधराणां पतिः)

• sutau: two sons
• sutau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• muniśāpena: by the sage's curse
• muniśāpena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनेः शापः)

• duḥkhārtau: afflicted with sorrow
• duḥkhārtau: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha + ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दुःखेन आर्तौ)

• ciṃtayāmāsatuḥ: they two pondered
• ciṃtayāmāsatuḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect) periphrastic/आम-प्रयोग, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तीव्रार्थे (excessively)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two celestial youths (Vidyādhara princes) sit under a tree or in a palace garden, faces downcast, hands on heads, discussing the curse and searching for a solution; their ornaments contrast with their sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• Sudarśana
• Sukarṇa
• Vidyādhara-pati
• muni (sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering can become a catalyst for introspection and corrective action toward dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on their inner deliberation.