Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

नवीनं शासनं कृत्वा पूर्ववद्विधिपूर्वकम् । निष्कासितास्तु पाषंडाः कृतशास्त्रप्रयोजकाः

Transliteration

navīnaṃ śāsanaṃ kṛtvā pūrvavadvidhipūrvakam | niṣkāsitāstu pāṣaṃḍāḥ kṛtaśāstraprayojakāḥ

Translation

മുൻപുപോലെ വിധിപൂർവം പുതിയ ഭരണക്രമം സ്ഥാപിച്ച്, കൃത്രിമ ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ ദുരുപയോഗം ചെയ്ത പാഷണ്ഡരെ പുറത്താക്കി.

Word by Word

• नवीनम्: new
• नवीनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘शासनम्’)

• शासनम्: edict/rule
• शासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having made)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as before)

• विधिपूर्वकम्: according to proper procedure
• विधिपूर्वकम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (विधिना पूर्वकं = विधिपूर्वकम्), अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषणम्

• निष्कासिताः: were expelled
• निष्कासिताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्+कास् (धातु) + निष्कासित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः ‘were expelled’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• पाषण्डाः: heretics
• पाषण्डाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाषण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• कृतशास्त्रप्रयोजकाः: those who employed fabricated scriptures
• कृतशास्त्रप्रयोजकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयोजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (कृतेन/कृतं शास्त्रं प्रयुञ्जते इति), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘पाषण्डाः’)

Speaker

Vyāsa (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal proclamation of renewed शासन: officials and brāhmaṇas set rules; pāṣaṇḍas are escorted out of the city/kshetra gates; the populace watches as order is restored.

Characters & Entities

• Śāsana (governance/edict)
• Pāṣaṇḍas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler protects dharma by instituting orderly governance and removing forces that undermine righteous conduct and sacred norms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the narrative setting; its ‘māhātmya’ is reflected in the re-establishment of dharma-aligned rule.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

“Vidhi-pūrvakam” indicates acting according to proper procedure—governance and reforms should follow established dharmic method.