Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

भृगुणोक्तं वचः श्रुत्वा कालकूटविषार्द्दिताः । सत्यलोकं समासाद्य ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययुः

Transliteration

bhṛguṇoktaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā kālakūṭaviṣārdditāḥ | satyalokaṃ samāsādya brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ

Translation

Ayant entendu les paroles de Bhṛgu, et tourmentés par le poison Kālakūṭa, ils atteignirent Satyaloka et allèrent chercher refuge auprès de Brahmā.

Word by Word

• भृगुणा: by Bhṛgu
• भृगुणा: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उक्तम्: spoken
• उक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वचः) — ‘spoken’

• वचः: words, speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त), ‘having heard’

• कालकूटविषार्दिताः: afflicted by Kālakūṭa poison
• कालकूटविषार्दिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कालकूट-विष-आर्दित (प्रातिपदिक; आर्दित = आर्द्/अर्द् धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कालकूटस्य विषेण आर्दिताः)

• सत्यलोकम्: to Satyaloka
• सत्यलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (ल्यप्/तुमुन्-समकक्ष), ‘having approached/reached’

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘as refuge’ (द्वितीया-प्रयोगः)

• ययुः: they went
• ययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Primary purāṇic audience; Devas are actors within the narrated scene

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Poison-stricken Devas, faces strained and bodies dimmed, hurry to Satyaloka; Bhṛgu’s directive echoes behind them; at Brahmā’s threshold they bow in surrender.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Kālakūṭa
• Satyaloka
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When suffering overwhelms, the dhārmic response is to seek shelter in the highest available authority and wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the teaching; the immediate destination is Satyaloka rather than an earthly tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the act described is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge).