Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

कालेन दिवमारूढे पितरि प्राप्तयौवनः । भद्रायुः पृथिवीं सर्वां शशासाद्भुतविक्रमः

Transliteration

kālena divamārūḍhe pitari prāptayauvanaḥ | bhadrāyuḥ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ śaśāsādbhutavikramaḥ

Translation

കാലക്രമത്തിൽ പിതാവ് സ്വർഗാരോഹണം ചെയ്തപ്പോൾ, യൗവനം പ്രാപിച്ച ഭദ്രായു അത്ഭുതവിക്രമത്തോടെ സർവ്വ ഭൂമിയും ഭരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• कालेन: with time, in time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समयेन (in course of time)

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग (दिवम् as accusative), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गन्तव्य

• आरूढे: having ascended
• आरूढे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु) → आरूढ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी: ‘when (he) had ascended’

• पितरि: when the father
• पितरि: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी: ‘when the father (was...)’

• प्राप्तयौवनः: having reached youth
• प्राप्तयौवनः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (प्र-आप् धातु, क्त) + यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having attained youth’ (विशेषण भद्रायुः)

• भद्रायुः: Bhadrāyu
• भद्रायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वाम्: entire
• सर्वाम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘all/entire’ (पृथिवीम् इति विशेषण)

• शशास: ruled
• शशास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘ruled’

• अद्भुतविक्रमः: of marvelous valor
• अद्भुतविक्रमः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘of wondrous prowess’ (विशेषण भद्रायुः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coronation-to-conquest tableau: Bhadrāyu in youthful vigor seated on a throne, then shown as a protector-king surveying the realm; banners, maps/tribute, and symbols of justice; subtle memorial of the father’s passing (aerial ascent motif).

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrāyu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It presents rightful succession and responsible governance as part of kṣatriya-dharma, undertaken at the proper time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named; the verse is about kingship and succession.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.