Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

इति विज्ञापितो धाता यमेन परिखिद्यता । रुद्रजाप्यविघातार्थमुपायं पर्यकल्पयत्

Transliteration

iti vijñāpito dhātā yamena parikhidyatā | rudrajāpyavighātārthamupāyaṃ paryakalpayat

Translation

യമൻ അത്യന്തം വിഷണ്ണനായി അറിയിച്ചപ്പോൾ, ധാതാ (സ്രഷ്ടാവ്) രുദ്രജപം തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്താൻ ഒരു ഉപായം ഒരുക്കി।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उक्त्यर्थक/इत्यादि)

• विज्ञापितः: having been informed
• विज्ञापितः: Karta (कर्ता) (of main verb)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ज्ञाप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been informed/requested’

• धाता: the Creator (Dhātā/Brahmā)
• धाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यमेन: by Yama
• यमेन: Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• परिखिद्यता: while distressed
• परिखिद्यता: Karta (कर्ता) (circumstantial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-खिद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, वर्तमानकर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘while being distressed’

• रुद्रजाप्यविघातार्थम्: for preventing obstruction to Rudra-japa
• रुद्रजाप्यविघातार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-जाप्य-विघात-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + जाप्य + विघात + अर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अर्थे ‘for the non-obstruction of Rudra-japa’)

• उपायम्: a means/remedy
• उपायम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पर्यकल्पयत्: devised/arranged
• पर्यकल्पयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कल्पय् (धातु; √कॢप् caus.)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhātā, composed yet decisive, contemplates and fashions a countermeasure; Yama stands nearby, visibly burdened, awaiting relief.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Dhātā)
• Yama
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative frames spiritual practice as potent enough to alter cosmic outcomes, prompting a rebalancing response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on Rudra-japa and cosmic reaction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rudra-japa is the central practice referenced (as something to be hindered in the storyline).