Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तथा विध्वंसवाद्य त्वं राजानं पापकारिणम् । दुष्टं कुमारपालं हि आमं चैव न संशयः

Transliteration

tathā vidhvaṃsavādya tvaṃ rājānaṃ pāpakāriṇam | duṣṭaṃ kumārapālaṃ hi āmaṃ caiva na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

“ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಇಂದು ಪಾಪಕಾರಿಯಾದ ಆ ರಾಜನನ್ನು—ದುಷ್ಟ ಕುಮಾರಪಾಲನನ್ನು—ಅವನ ಸಹಾಯಕರೊಡನೆ ಧ್ವಂಸಮಾಡು; ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ।”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• विध्वंस: destruction
• विध्वंस: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विध्वंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (पाठभेद/सन्दिग्ध; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे)

• वाद्य: instrumental music / (unclear reading)
• वाद्य: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन (पाठभेद/सन्दिग्ध; सम्भवतः 'आद्य' इति अपेक्षितम्)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पापकारिणम्: evil-doing
• पापकारिणम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (पापं करोति इति)

• दुष्टम्: wicked
• दुष्टम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (कृदन्त; दुष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुमारपालम्: Kumārapāla (name) / protector of the prince
• कुमारपालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुमारस्य पालः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/indeed)

• आमम्: raw/uncooked (unclear in context)
• आमम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (पाठभेद/अर्थसन्देह; 'आम' = कच्च/अपरिपक्व)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Viprāḥ (the brāhmaṇas)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (addressing Hanumān)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas, now urgent, ask Hanumān to destroy a sinful king Kumārapāla and his confederates—an appeal for swift dharmic justice.

Characters & Entities

• Kumārapāla
• Hanumān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When rulers become pāpakārins (sin-doers), dharma-tradition appeals to divine power for protection and correction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a petition for dharmic intervention against adharma.