Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

सर्वे वानरा ऊचुः । निंद्यानिंद्येषु सर्वत्र जनित्वा योनिषु प्रभो । कुंभीपाकादिनरके पतित्वा च पुनस्तथा

Transliteration

sarve vānarā ūcuḥ | niṃdyāniṃdyeṣu sarvatra janitvā yoniṣu prabho | kuṃbhīpākādinarake patitvā ca punastathā

Translation

Semua Vānara berkata: Wahai Tuhan, setelah lahir di mana-mana dalam rahim yang tidak terbilang—sama ada tercela atau tidak—dan setelah jatuh ke neraka seperti Kumbhīpāka, kami tetap mengembara demikian, berulang-ulang.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• वानराः: monkeys (Vānaras)
• वानराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• निन्द्य-अनिन्द्येषु: among blameworthy and blameless (states)
• निन्द्य-अनिन्द्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निन्द्य (कृदन्त; निन्द्) + अनिन्द्य (कृदन्त; निन्द्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—निन्द्येषु च अनिन्द्येषु च

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• जनित्वा: having been born
• जनित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• योनिषु: in wombs/births
• योनिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• कुम्भीपाक-आदि-नरके: in hells such as Kumbhīpāka
• कुम्भीपाक-आदि-नरके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भीपाक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—कुम्भीपाकः आदिः येषां ते (आदि-समास) + तेषु नरकेषु (सप्तमी)

• पतित्वा: having fallen
• पतित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

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

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in that way)

Speaker

Sarve Vānarāḥ (the Vānaras collectively)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara/Setu-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Prabho (addressed Lord; within Setu-khaṇḍa context oriented to Rāmeśvara/Rāmanātha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A chorus of vānaras with folded hands, faces marked by fatigue and remorse; behind them appear faint visions of countless wombs and the fiery torment of Kumbhīpāka, contrasted with the calm presence of the Lord at the sacred shore.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Kumbhīpāka (Naraka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karmic wandering through births and hells is the condition of beings without refuge; the implied remedy is turning to the Lord of the tīrtha for deliverance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region culminating in Rāmeśvara is the devotional setting where liberation from such cycles is sought.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is a collective confession of saṃsāric suffering.