Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

दक्षिणस्योदधेस्तीरेप्रदुद्राव त्वरान्वितः । अनुदुद्राव तं देवी सिंहमारुह्य वाहनम्

Transliteration

dakṣiṇasyodadhestīrepradudrāva tvarānvitaḥ | anududrāva taṃ devī siṃhamāruhya vāhanam

Translation

Dengan tergesa-gesa dia melarikan diri di pesisir lautan selatan. Sang Dewi mengejarnya, menaiki singa sebagai wahana suci-Nya.

Word by Word

• दक्षिणस्य: of the south / southern
• दक्षिणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of the southern)

• उदधेः: of the ocean
• उदधेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of the ocean)

• तीरे: on the shore/bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• प्रदुद्राव: ran forth
• प्रदुद्राव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-; अर्थ: धावितवान्/दुद्राव (ran forth)

• त्वरा-अन्वितः: endowed with haste; hurried
• त्वरा-अन्वितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त, √इ/अन्वि भावे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; समास: तृतीया/सह-भावार्थे (with haste)

• अनुदुद्राव: followed; ran after
• अनुदुद्राव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अनु-; अर्थ: अनुधावितवती (ran after/followed)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ (subject)

• सिंहम्: lion
• सिंहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of gerund)

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); उपसर्ग: आ-; पूर्वक्रिया (having mounted)

• वाहनम्: vehicle; mount
• वाहनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म/विशेष्य (mount/vehicle)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-tīra (Dakṣiṇodadhi-tīra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A demon fleeing along a wind-swept southern seashore; behind him the Goddess Durgā rides a roaring lion, hair and garments streaming, waves breaking against dark rocks, the horizon glowing with battle-light.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Siṃha (lion mount)
• Southern Ocean

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

No refuge remains for adharma; divine justice follows even to the edges of the world, safeguarding the sanctity of sacred coasts and tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The southern ocean littoral associated with Setu (Rāma-setu region) is evoked, aligning the battle narrative with Setu’s coastal sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse situates the action geographically, supporting the māhātmya’s travel-sacred context.