Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 144

Devanagari script

एकदा तु सभामध्ये आस्थितो भृगुणा सह । दैत्येंद्रैः संवृतः श्रीमाञ्छंडामर्कौ वचोऽब्रवीत्

Transliteration

ekadā tu sabhāmadhye āsthito bhṛguṇā saha | daityeṃdraiḥ saṃvṛtaḥ śrīmāñchaṃḍāmarkau vaco'bravīt

Translation

Pada suatu ketika, di tengah balairung, baginda duduk bersama Bhṛgu; yang mulia lagi berseri itu, dikelilingi para pemimpin daitya, lalu bertitah kepada Chaṇḍa dan Amarka.

Word by Word

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: once)

• तु: then / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• सभामध्ये: in the assembly-hall
• सभामध्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (locative determinative: ‘in the middle of the assembly’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• आस्थितः: seated / stationed
• आस्थितः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), परस्मैपदी-धातु; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having taken a seat/standing’

• भृगुणा: with Bhṛgu
• भृगुणा: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; सह-योगे (in accompaniment)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition/adverb: with)

• दैत्येन्द्रैः: by the lords of the demons
• दैत्येन्द्रैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of daityas’ + ‘lords’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• संवृतः: surrounded
• संवृतः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘surrounded’

• श्रीमान्: splendid / illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गुणवाचक (possessive adjective)

• चण्डामर्कौ: Caṇḍa and Amarka
• चण्डामर्कौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड + अमर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative: Caṇḍa and Amarka); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), द्विवचन (dual)

• वचः: words / speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General audience within the kathā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali sits splendidly in the royal court with Bhṛgu beside him, surrounded by daitya lords, addressing Chaṇḍa and Amarka as ministers/teachers.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Bhṛgu
• Daityendra (daitya kings)
• Chaṇḍa
• Amarka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Counsel in a king’s court shapes destiny; the Purāṇas stress the power of advisers and teachers in governance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; the verse is part of the narrative flow within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces a dialogue in the assembly.