Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

प्रेषयामास दूतं तु विजयं नाम भारत । स तत्र गत्वा यत्रास्ते विश्वावसुररिंदमः

Transliteration

preṣayāmāsa dūtaṃ tu vijayaṃ nāma bhārata | sa tatra gatvā yatrāste viśvāvasurariṃdamaḥ

Translation

Wahai Bhārata, ia mengutus seorang duta bernama Vijaya. Ia pergi ke tempat Viśvāvasu, penunduk musuh, sedang berdiam.

Word by Word

• प्रेषयामास: sent
• प्रेषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष्/प्रेष् (धातु) + प्र-उपसर्ग → प्रेषयामास
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दूतम्: a messenger
• दूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• विजयम्: Vijaya
• विजयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; दूतस्य नाम

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Nāma-nirdeśa (Name marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name)

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: ‘there’)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakāla-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) → गत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having gone’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: ‘where’)

• आस्ते: is seated/dwells
• आस्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विश्वावसुः: Viśvāvasu
• विश्वावसुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अरिंदमः: crusher of enemies
• अरिंदमः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘विश्वावसुः’)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing Bhārata/King)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata/King (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva dispatches Vijaya, a named messenger, who sets out swiftly toward Viśvāvasu’s residence—movement, purpose, and the bridging of worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Vijaya (messenger)
• Viśvāvasu
• Bhārata (listener epithet)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine will operates through orderly means—messengers, speech, and lawful request—reflecting dharma in action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The section’s sacred frame is Dharmāraṇya; this verse narrates travel to Viśvāvasu’s locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition describing the dispatch of a messenger.