Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

स पुत्रधनसंयुक्तश्चौरोपद्रववर्जितः । शतबाहुर्बभूवास्य पुत्रो भीमपराक्रमः

Transliteration

sa putradhanasaṃyuktaścauropadravavarjitaḥ | śatabāhurbabhūvāsya putro bhīmaparākramaḥ

Translation

അവൻ പുത്രധനസമ്പന്നനായിരുന്നു; അവന്റെ രാജ്യത്ത് കള്ളന്മാരുടെ ഉപദ്രവം ഇല്ലായിരുന്നു. അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ ശതബാഹു, ഭീമപരാക്രമശാലിയായ വീരൻ ആയിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

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

• पुत्रधनसंयुक्तः: endowed with sons and wealth
• पुत्रधनसंयुक्तः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (सम्+युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व-समाहार/तत्पुरुषाश्रितः: (पुत्रं च धनं च) → पुत्रधनम्; तेन संयुक्तः; कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्यय

• चौरउपद्रववर्जितः: free from the trouble of thieves
• चौरउपद्रववर्जितः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चौर (प्रातिपदिक) + उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (वृज्/वर्ज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (चौराणाम् उपद्रवः) → चौरउपद्रवः; तेन वर्जितः; कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्यय

• शतबाहुः: Śatabāhu (one with a hundred arms)
• शतबाहुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (शतं बाहवो यस्य सः)

• बभूव: was/became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• भीमपराक्रमः: of terrible valor
• भीमपराक्रमः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (भीमः पराक्रमः यस्य)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Skanda Purāṇa narrative frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Suparvā with his powerful son Śatabāhu: martial vigor, weapons displayed, yet the kingdom remains orderly and safe—no thieves, no unrest.

Characters & Entities

• Suparvā
• Śatabāhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity and safety are depicted as fruits of ordered dharma—good rule protects society from fear and disorder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces the lineage that will later move through the Revā (Narmadā) landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is genealogical and descriptive.