Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । दिवं याते महाराजे रामे दशरथात्मजे । दुष्टराजन्यभारेण पीडिते धरणीतले

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | divaṃ yāte mahārāje rāme daśarathātmaje | duṣṭarājanyabhāreṇa pīḍite dharaṇītale

Translation

Sūta dit : Lorsque le grand roi Rāma, fils de Daśaratha, fut monté au ciel, la surface de la terre fut accablée par le fardeau de souverains iniques.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Gati-Karma (Goal as object/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• याते: when (he) had gone
• याते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: या (धातु) → यात (कृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे (रामे इति)

• महाराजे: (in/when) the great king
• महाराजे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (महान् राजा)

• रामे: (in/when) Rāma
• रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• दशरथात्मजे: the son of Daśaratha
• दशरथात्मजे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (दशरथस्य आत्मजः)

• दुष्टराजन्यभारेण: by the burden of wicked rulers/warriors
• दुष्टराजन्यभारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (दुष्टानां राजन्यानां भारः)

• पीडिते: when (it) was afflicted
• पीडिते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीड् (धातु) → पीडित (कृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे (धरणीतले इति)

• धरणीतले: on the surface of the earth
• धरणीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (धरण्याः तलम्)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates: a symbolic scene of Rāma ascending (divine departure) while the earth below shows oppressive crowns and weapons of wicked rulers; the earth-goddess (Bhū-devī) appears strained.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Dharaṇī (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma weighs upon the world, Purāṇic tradition frames divine intervention as restoring balance and protection for dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets narrative context; the section will lead toward Dvārakā’s sanctity, but no tirtha is named here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is historical-theological narration.