Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

संदंशैस्तुद्यमानस्तु मुद्गरैर्विनिहत्य च । पाशैः सुबध्यमानस्तु रोरवीति महास्वरम्

Transliteration

saṃdaṃśaistudyamānastu mudgarairvinihatya ca | pāśaiḥ subadhyamānastu roravīti mahāsvaram

Translation

സന്ദംശങ്ങളാൽ പീഡിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടു, മുദ്ഗരങ്ങളാൽ അടിക്കപ്പെട്ടു, പാശങ്ങളാൽ കെട്ടിപ്പിടിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടു, അവൻ റോറവ നരകത്തിൽ മഹാസ്വരത്തിൽ വിലപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• संदंशैः: with pincers/tongs
• संदंशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करणे), बहुवचनम्

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः

• उद्यमानः: being tormented/harassed
• उद्यमानः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-√यम् (धातु) + शानच् (कृत्)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्तः (शानच्), आत्मनेपदी-भावः, पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि/भावे—‘being tormented/raised against’ (contextual passive sense)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः

• मुद्गरैः: with hammers/mallets
• मुद्गरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्गर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करणे), बहुवचनम्

• विनिहत्य: having struck down/after beating
• विनिहत्य: Sambandha (Prior action/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-नि-√हन् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund/absolutive), उपसर्गौ—वि, नि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• पाशैः: with nooses/ropes
• पाशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करणे), बहुवचनम्

• सु: well/firmly
• सु: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; उपसर्ग/उपपद-रूपेण (intensifier: well/firmly)

• बध्यमानः: being bound
• बध्यमानः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √बन्ध् (धातु) + यमान (कृत्)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्तः (कर्मणि—यमान/शानच्-समकक्षः), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (being bound)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः

• रोरवीति: cries out loudly
• रोरवीति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; देश्य/ध्वन्यनुकरण-प्रयोगः ‘रोरव’ (intensive/onomatopoetic cry)

• महास्वरम्: a great/loud sound
• महास्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—महान् स्वरः (कर्मधारयः)

Speaker

Brahmā (to Nārada, inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rorava (Naraka)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grim infernal scene in Rorava: sinners bound by nooses, tortured with pincers and mallets, crying loudly; Yama’s attendants enforce punishment amid smoky darkness and jagged terrain.

Characters & Entities

• Rorava (hell)
• pāśa (noose)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma—especially violating sacred gifts—ripens into intense suffering; the text uses hell imagery to deter wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse describes naraka (hell) consequences rather than a pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; it functions as a deterrent and ethical warning.