Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ततो जघान संकुद्धो लक्ष्मणः कृतलक्षणः । कुवेरप्रेषितजलैः पवित्रीकृतलोचनः

Transliteration

tato jaghāna saṃkuddho lakṣmaṇaḥ kṛtalakṣaṇaḥ | kuverapreṣitajalaiḥ pavitrīkṛtalocanaḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ക്രോധത്തോടെ ജ്വലിച്ചും ലക്ഷ്യത്തിൽ ദൃഢനുമായ ലക്ഷ്മണൻ അവനെ പ്രഹരിച്ചു—കുബേരൻ അയച്ച ജലങ്ങളാൽ പവിത്രമായ കണ്ണുകളോടെ.

Word by Word

• tatas: then
• tatas: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — adverb

• jaghāna: struck/killed
• jaghāna: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular; परस्मैपद

• saṃkuddhaḥ: enraged
• saṃkuddhaḥ: Kartā (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃkuddha (कृदन्त; √kudh/√krudh ‘to be angry’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; (विशेषण) qualifying ‘lakṣmaṇaḥ’

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• kṛta-lakṣaṇaḥ: having made/marked the sign; well-prepared
• kṛta-lakṣaṇaḥ: Kartā (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारय/उपपद-भाव: ‘कृतं लक्षणं यस्य’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; (विशेषण) qualifying ‘lakṣmaṇaḥ’

• kuvera-preṣita-jalaiḥ: with waters sent by Kubera
• kuvera-preṣita-jalaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuvera (प्रातिपदिक) + preṣita (कृदन्त; √iṣ/√preṣ ‘to send’) + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कुवेरस्य प्रेषितानि जलानि’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• pavitrī-kṛta-locanaḥ: whose eyes were purified
• pavitrī-kṛta-locanaḥ: Kartā (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pavitrī (अव्यय/नाम; ‘purifying’) + kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘पवित्रीकृतानि लोचनानि यस्य’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; (विशेषण) qualifying ‘lakṣmaṇaḥ’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Rāma-setu)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis / dvijāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmaṇa, eyes bright and ‘purified,’ releases a powerful strike at Indrajit; a subtle stream or aura of consecrated water (Kubera’s gift) is suggested around his face/eyes.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Kubera
• Indrajit (implied)
• Sanctified water

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner and outer purification supports righteous action—clarity of vision leads to decisive dharmic victory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvara (Setukhaṇḍa), where sacred waters are portrayed as instruments of purification and protection.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sanctifying the eyes with consecrated water (pavitrīkṛta-locana) as a preparatory rite.