Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
Devanagari script
इति विज्ञापितो धाता यमेन परिखिद्यता । रुद्रजाप्यविघातार्थमुपायं पर्यकल्पयत्
Transliteration
iti vijñāpito dhātā yamena parikhidyatā | rudrajāpyavighātārthamupāyaṃ paryakalpayat
Translation
かくして深く憂い悩むヤマに告げられると、創造主ダータは、ルドラ・ジャパを妨げるための方策を定めた。
Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
Discourse marker (वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (उक्त्यर्थक/इत्यादि)
विज्ञापितःhaving been informed
विज्ञापितः:
Karta (कर्ता) (of main verb)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-ज्ञाप् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been informed/requested’
धाताthe Creator (Dhātā/Brahmā)
धाता:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
यमेनby Yama
यमेन:
Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootयम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
परिखिद्यताwhile distressed
परिखिद्यता:
Karta (कर्ता) (circumstantial)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरि-खिद् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, वर्तमानकर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘while being distressed’
रुद्रजाप्यविघातार्थम्for preventing obstruction to Rudra-japa
रुद्रजाप्यविघातार्थम्:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र-जाप्य-विघात-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + जाप्य + विघात + अर्थ)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अर्थे ‘for the non-obstruction of Rudra-japa’)
उपायम्a means/remedy
उपायम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
पर्यकल्पयत्devised/arranged
पर्यकल्पयत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-कल्पय् (धातु; √कॢप् caus.)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन
Speaker
Purāṇic narrator
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Dhātā, composed yet decisive, contemplates and fashions a countermeasure; Yama stands nearby, visibly burdened, awaiting relief.
Characters & Entities
B
Brahmā (Dhātā)Y
YamaR
RudraFAQs
The narrative frames spiritual practice as potent enough to alter cosmic outcomes, prompting a rebalancing response.
No tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on Rudra-japa and cosmic reaction.
Rudra-japa is the central practice referenced (as something to be hindered in the storyline).