Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

बाह्लीकेन सपुत्रेण कर्णेनाथ ससूनुना । तथा शकुनिना तत्र द्रोणेन च कृपेण च

Transliteration

bāhlīkena saputreṇa karṇenātha sasūnunā | tathā śakuninā tatra droṇena ca kṛpeṇa ca

Translation

तेथे बाह्लीकाने पुत्रासह, आणि कर्णानेही पुत्रासह; तसेच शकुनीने, आणि द्रोण व कृप यांनीही (लिंग) स्थापित केले.

Word by Word

• बाह्लीकेन: by Bāhlīka
• बाह्लीकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्लीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सपुत्रेण: together with (his) son
• सपुत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक; स + पुत्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; बाह्लीकेन इति विशेषणम्

• कर्णेन: by Karṇa
• कर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then/next)

• ससूनुना: together with (his) son
• ससूनुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-सूनु (प्रातिपदिक; स + सूनु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्णेन इति विशेषणम्

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (likewise)

• शकुनिना: by Śakuni
• शकुनिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• द्रोणेन: by Droṇa
• द्रोणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृपेण: by Kṛpa
• कृपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ (assembled sages/Brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Elder Bāhlīka with his son, Śakuni, and the venerable teachers Droṇa and Kṛpa are shown establishing or honoring liṅgas in the sacred precinct, with a solemn, reconciliatory atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Bāhlīka
• Karṇa
• Śakuni
• Droṇa
• Kṛpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even figures known for worldly conflict are remembered here through acts of worship—Purāṇic tīrtha narratives reframe legacy through dharmic consecration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse continues the enumeration of liṅga installations by various persons (some with their sons).