Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

इतीरितः स स्वप्रेष्यैर्यागात्तमुदवासयत् । उद्वास्यमानो राजानमर्वावसुरथाब्रवीत्

Transliteration

itīritaḥ sa svapreṣyairyāgāttamudavāsayat | udvāsyamāno rājānamarvāvasurathābravīt

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറയപ്പെട്ടപ്പോൾ രാജാവ് തന്റെ സേവകരാൽ അവനെ യാഗസ്ഥലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പുറത്താക്കിച്ചു. പുറത്താക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ അർവാവസു രാജാവിനോട് അപ്പോൾ പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरणसमाप्तिसूचक)

• ईरितः: having been instructed
• ईरितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थ: ‘having been told/urged’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्वप्रेष्यैः: by his own servants
• स्वप्रेष्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रेष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य प्रेष्याः)

• यागात्: from the sacrifice
• यागात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उदवासयत्: made (him) leave/expelled
• उदवासयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + वस् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• उद्वास्यमानः: being expelled
• उद्वास्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + वस् (धातु) + य (य-प्रत्यय; कर्मणि)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अर्वावसुः: Arvāvasu
• अर्वावसुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्वावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/क्रमसूचक)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bṛhaddyumna (addressed by Arvāvasu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king’s attendants escort Arvāvasu out; at the threshold, Arvāvasu turns back and speaks to the king—composed yet pained; the yajña fire glows behind, symbolizing contested merit.

Characters & Entities

• Arvāvasu
• Bṛhaddyumna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is implemented through action, not sentiment; rulers must enforce sacred protocol even when contested.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct tirtha praise in this verse; it is part of Setukhaṇḍa’s broader sacred-setting narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Removal (udvāsa/expulsion) from a yajña for protecting the rite’s sanctity.