Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

आदाय स्वपुरं तूर्णमाययुः कृष्णसंश्रयाः । भीमः समाययौ तत्र महाबलपराक्रमः

Transliteration

ādāya svapuraṃ tūrṇamāyayuḥ kṛṣṇasaṃśrayāḥ | bhīmaḥ samāyayau tatra mahābalaparākramaḥ

Translation

集めた財宝を携え、彼らはクリシュナに帰依しつつ、たちまち自らの都へ帰還した。そこへビーマもまた到着した、力と武勇にすぐれた大勇者として。

Word by Word

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); अव्ययभाव

• स्वपुरम्: their own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पुर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—स्वस्य पुरम्

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन-आकारान्त प्रयोगः; अव्ययवत् (adverbial use)

• आययुः: came/returned
• आययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृष्णसंश्रयाः: those who had Kṛṣṇa as refuge
• कृष्णसंश्रयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—कृष्णः संश्रयः येषाम् (having Kṛṣṇa as refuge)

• भीमः: Bhīma
• भीमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समाययौ: arrived
• समाययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• महाबलपराक्रमः: of great strength and valor
• महाबलपराक्रमः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् बलः च पराक्रमः च यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, likely Sūta-style narration) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brothers return swiftly with caravans of wealth; Kṛṣṇa as the spiritual center—either present in the city or invoked—while Bhīma arrives prominently, embodying strength and completion.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Bhīma
• Pāṇḍavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-driven achievement is stabilized by devotion and divine refuge—reliance on Kṛṣṇa frames success as protected and purposeful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu-kṣetra (Setukhaṇḍa) setting remains the overarching sacred context; this verse narrates the return to the capital.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied preparation for yajña through transporting acquired resources.