Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

परस्परं विलोक्यैव शंकमाना भयेन हि । यमश्चैव तथा शक्र उभौ वायतनं हि वः

Transliteration

parasparaṃ vilokyaiva śaṃkamānā bhayena hi | yamaścaiva tathā śakra ubhau vāyatanaṃ hi vaḥ

Translation

ସେମାନେ ପରସ୍ପରକୁ ଦେଖି ଭୟରେ ସନ୍ଦେହାକୁଳ ହୋଇ ହେସିତ ହେଉଥିଲେ; କାରଣ ସେଠାରେ ଯମ ଓ ଶକ୍ର (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର)—ଏହି ଦୁଇଜଣ ଏହି ବିଷୟରେ ଅଧିକାର ଓ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ଭାବେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• परस्परम्: mutually; each other
• परस्परम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: mutually)

• विलोक्य: having looked
• विलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; धातु: लोक् (to see) उपसर्ग: वि-

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• शङ्कमानाः: doubting; apprehensive
• शङ्कमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्क् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त/Present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदभावः (doubting)

• भयेन: with fear; out of fear
• भयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम (Indra)

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• वायतनम्: abode; dwelling-place
• वायतनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (contextually: predicate nominative)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वः: of you; your
• वः: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta-style narration within Brahmakhaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (implicit continuity)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Apsarases exchange anxious glances; behind them stand or are implied two presences—Yama, stern and dark-hued with daṇḍa, and Indra, radiant with vajra—signaling dual authority.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Indra (Śakra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings experience hesitation; dharma is upheld by rightful authority (Indra’s governance and Yama’s justice).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the sanctified forest-setting (Dharmāraṇya) remains the narrative backdrop.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a moment of apprehension and the presence of divine authorities.