Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

प्रक्षिप्यतां तदा सैन्यं पुरावच्च भविष्यति । गृहाणि च तथा कोशः पुत्रपौत्रादयस्तथा

Transliteration

prakṣipyatāṃ tadā sainyaṃ purāvacca bhaviṣyati | gṛhāṇi ca tathā kośaḥ putrapautrādayastathā

Translation

Maka, campakkanlah ia ke sana; bala tentera akan kembali seperti sediakala. Demikian juga rumah-rumah dan perbendaharaan, serta anak, cucu dan yang lain-lain akan dipulihkan semula.

Word by Word

• प्रक्षिप्यताम्: let (it) be thrown/put in
• प्रक्षिप्यताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद; विधिलिङ्गार्थे आज्ञा/अनुज्ञा—“let it be thrown/placed”

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सैन्यम्: the army
• सैन्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• पुरावत्: as before
• पुरावत्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative adverb: “as before”)

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

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• गृहाणि: houses
• गृहाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “likewise/so”)

• कोशः: treasury
• कोशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• पुत्रपौत्रादयः: sons, grandsons, and others
• पुत्रपौत्रादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (copulative): “sons and grandsons etc.”

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Hanumān (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmatīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred spot near water where an act of ‘casting/placing’ is performed; in the background, signs of restoration—re-formed troops, rebuilt dwellings, replenished coffers, reunited families—unfold as a miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• sainya (army)
• kośa (treasury)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When aligned with dharma and sacred counsel, even severe loss can be reversed and order restored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Dharmāraṇya and supports the broader Rāmatīrtha-centered māhātmya in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The key act is prakṣepa—casting/placing the puṭikā as directed, resulting in restoration.