Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । रामेण निहते युद्धे रावणे लोककण्टके । बिभीषणे च लंकायां राजनि स्थापिते ततः

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | rāmeṇa nihate yuddhe rāvaṇe lokakaṇṭake | bibhīṣaṇe ca laṃkāyāṃ rājani sthāpite tataḥ

Translation

ശ്രീ സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ലോകകണ്ടകനായ രാവണനെ രാമൻ വധിച്ചു; തുടർന്ന് ലങ്കയിൽ വിഭീഷണനെ രാജാവായി സ്ഥാപിച്ചപ്പോൾ…

Word by Word

• श्रीसूतः: the venerable Sūta
• श्रीसूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—श्रीमान् सूतः इति कर्मधारयः

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• निहते: when (he) was slain
• निहते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√हन् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘रावणे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• रावणे: (in the case of) Rāvaṇa
• रावणे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोककण्टके: (who was) a thorn to the world
• लोककण्टके: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—लोकस्य कण्टकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; ‘रावण’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• बिभीषणे: when Bibhīṣaṇa
• बिभीषणे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• लङ्कायाम्: in Laṅkā
• लङ्कायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• राजनि: as king
• राजनि: Adhikarana (State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थापिते: when (he) was installed
• स्थापिते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘बिभीषणे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ततः-शब्दः—क्रम/हेतुवाचक (then/thereupon)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (context) / Dhanuṣkoṭi (forthcoming)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣa sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the climactic battle: Rāvaṇa fallen; Laṅkā’s throne scene where Vibhīṣaṇa is installed as king, with Rāma’s presence signifying dharma restored.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Laṅkā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma triumphs over oppression, and rightful kingship is established after adharma is removed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu-region context is being set; the immediate verse frames the story leading to Dhanuṣkoṭi/Setu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it provides historical-purāṇic context (itihāsa) for the tīrtha narrative.