Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

विचचार वने तस्मिन्सिंहव्याघ्रभयानके । मत्तालिकुलसंनादसंमूर्छितदिगंतरे

Transliteration

vicacāra vane tasminsiṃhavyāghrabhayānake | mattālikulasaṃnādasaṃmūrchitadigaṃtare

Translation

സിംഹ-വ്യാഘ്രഭീതിജനകമായ ആ വനത്തിൽ അവൻ സഞ്ചരിച്ചു; മത്തായ തേനീച്ചക്കൂട്ടങ്ങളുടെ ഗർജ്ജനഗുഞ്ജനത്തിൽ ദിക്കുകൾ മയങ്ങിയതുപോലെ തോന്നി.

Word by Word

• विचचार: wandered about
• विचचार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• सिंहव्याघ्रभयानके: in (a forest) terrifying with lions and tigers
• सिंहव्याघ्रभयानके: Adhikarana (Qualifier of locus/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह-व्याघ्र-भयानक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; विशेषण (तस्मिन्/वने); समास-विग्रहः: सिंहव्याघ्रैः भयानके

• मत्तालिकुलसंनादसंमूर्छितदिगंतरे: in which the quarters were stunned by the roar of swarms of intoxicated bees
• मत्तालिकुलसंनादसंमूर्छितदिगंतरे: Adhikarana (Qualifier of locus/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त-आलि-कुल-संनाद-संमूर्छित-दिक्-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; विशेषण (तस्मिन्/वने); समास-विग्रहः: मत्तानाम् आलिकुलानां संनादेन संमूर्छितं दिगन्तरं यस्मिन्

Speaker

Sūta (narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king moves through a perilous forest where lions and tigers lurk; the air vibrates with the loud roar of intoxicated bee-swarms, making the directions seem to reel.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmagupta
• lions
• tigers

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The wilderness symbolizes saṃsāra’s dangers; fear and awe prepare the mind for the refuge of sacred places and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the scene within the Setu-khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive narration.