Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

पुत्रभ्रातृसमारूपैः स्वामिसम्बन्धरूपिभिः । लङ्केश्वरं च राजेन्द्र देवैर्नाद्यापि मुच्यते

Transliteration

putrabhrātṛsamārūpaiḥ svāmisambandharūpibhiḥ | laṅkeśvaraṃ ca rājendra devairnādyāpi mucyate

Translation

ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ! പുത്രത്വവും ഭ്രാതൃത്വവും പോലെയുള്ള സ്വാമി-ബന്ധരൂപ ബന്ധനങ്ങളിൽ കുടുങ്ങിയതിനാൽ ദേവന്മാർ ഇന്നും ലങ്കേശ്വരനെ മോചിപ്പിക്കുന്നില്ല.

Word by Word

• पुत्र-भ्रातृ-सम-रूपैः: by (those) having forms like sons and brothers
• पुत्र-भ्रातृ-सम-रूपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः: पुत्रभ्रातृ (द्वन्द्व) + सम (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय) + रूप (तत्पुरुष) = 'having forms similar to sons and brothers'

• स्वामि-सम्बन्ध-रूपिभिः: by (those) embodying the relation of a master
• स्वामि-सम्बन्ध-रूपिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वामि (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः: स्वामिसम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष 'relation of a master') + रूपिन् (तत्पुरुष 'having the form/nature of')

• लङ्का-ईश्वरम्: the lord of Laṅkā (Rāvaṇa)
• लङ्का-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'lord of Laṅkā'

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

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः राजन् + इन्द्र = 'king of kings'

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: today/now)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• मुच्यते: is released/freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A courtly scene: devas in assembly, a powerful king of Laṅkā symbolically ‘not released’—shown with subtle fetters made of garlands/threads labeled as son/brother ties, conveying bondage through relationship rather than chains.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Laṅkeśvara (Lord of Laṅkā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even powerful beings are constrained by relational bonds and cosmic obligations; dharma operates through ties of duty and allegiance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is directly praised; the verse serves as narrative context within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative-theological statement about bonds and non-release.