Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

महिष्या सह संप्राप्ते भूपाले कीर्तिशेषताम् । भेजे राज्यं शतानीकतनयो मंत्रिणां गिरा

Transliteration

mahiṣyā saha saṃprāpte bhūpāle kīrtiśeṣatām | bheje rājyaṃ śatānīkatanayo maṃtriṇāṃ girā

Translation

രാജാവ് മഹിഷിയോടൊപ്പം കീര്ത്തിശേഷാവസ്ഥയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചപ്പോൾ, മന്ത്രിമാരുടെ ഉപദേശപ്രകാരം ശതാനീകന്റെ പുത്രൻ രാജ്യം ഏറ്റെടുത്തു।

Word by Word

• महिष्या: with the chief queen
• महिष्या: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (with)

• सम्प्राप्ते: when (he) had attained
• सम्प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Absolute locative setting)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) सप्तमी-एकवचन; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध): ‘सम्प्राप्ते (सति)’

• भूपाले: the king
• भूपाले: Adhikarana (Absolute locative setting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative absolute)

• कीर्तिशेषताम्: the state of remaining only as fame (i.e., after death)
• कीर्तिशेषताम्: Karma (Result-state/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति + शेषता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कीर्तेः शेषता)

• भेजे: took up/assumed
• भेजे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शतानीकतनयः: the son of Śatānīka
• शतानीकतनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतानीक + तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शतानीकस्य तनयः)

• मन्त्रिणाम्: of the ministers
• मन्त्रिणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• गिरा: by the word/advice
• गिरा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brahmakhaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: With the king and chief queen gone, ministers counsel the heir; Śatānīka’s son is enthroned, the court regains composure, and the departed king is remembered through fame.

Characters & Entities

• Śatānīka
• Ministers (mantrins)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma in society continues through orderly succession guided by wise counsel; fame (kīrti) is what remains of worldly life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; this verse emphasizes royal continuity and dharma rather than tīrtha-mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it records the political-dharmic transition of power.