Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

भोभो मामा कृथाः पापं सूर्यवंशयशोधर । मदयंतीपतिस्त्वं हि राजेंद्रो न तु राक्षसः

Transliteration

bhobho māmā kṛthāḥ pāpaṃ sūryavaṃśayaśodhara | madayaṃtīpatistvaṃ hi rājeṃdro na tu rākṣasaḥ

Translation

“ହାୟ ହାୟ! ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟବଂଶର ଯଶ ଧାରଣକାରୀ, ଏହି ପାପ କରନି; ତୁମେ ମଦୟନ୍ତୀଙ୍କ ପତି, ରାଜମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ରାଜେନ୍ଦ୍ର—ରାକ୍ଷସ ନୁହଁ।”

Word by Word

• भोभो: O! O!
• भोभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बोधन-निपातः (vocative particle), द्विरुक्ति

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Prohibition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपातः (prohibitive particle)

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपातः (repetition for emphasis)

• कृथाः: do (you)
• कृथाः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• पापम्: sin, evil deed
• पापम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सूर्यवंशयशोधर: O bearer of the glory of the Solar dynasty
• सूर्यवंशयशोधर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य वंशः; तस्य यशः; तद् धरः)

• मदयंतीपतिः: husband of Madayantī
• मदयंतीपतिः: Pratijñā/Predicate (विधेय/Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदयंती (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री-नाम) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मदयंती-या: पतिः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/हेतु-निपातः (indeed/for)

• राजेन्द्रः: king of kings; great king
• राजेन्द्रः: Pratijñā/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपातः (not)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विभेद-निपातः (but)

• राक्षसः: a demon
• राक्षसः: Pratijñā/Predicate (विधेय; negated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

The wife (Madayantī, per internal address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The young woman addresses the captor with urgent reverence, invoking Solar-dynasty fame; her finger slightly raised in admonition, yet palms fold back into supplication; the captive husband is visible, helpless.

Characters & Entities

• Madayantī
• Sūryavaṃśa (Solar dynasty)
• rākṣasa
• rājendra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True nobility is shown by refusing sinful acts; lineage and kingship are validated by compassion and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse emphasizes dharmic identity and moral appeal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the instruction is ethical—avoid pāpa (sin).