Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । कदापि तस्य स्थानस्य भंगो जातोथ वा न वा । दैत्यैर्जितं कदा स्थानमथवा दुष्टराक्षसैः

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kadāpi tasya sthānasya bhaṃgo jātotha vā na vā | daityairjitaṃ kadā sthānamathavā duṣṭarākṣasaiḥ

Translation

ୟୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ— ସେହି ପୁଣ୍ୟସ୍ଥାନର କେବେ ଭଙ୍ଗ ହୋଇଛି କି, ନାହିଁ କି? କେବେ ଦୈତ୍ୟମାନେ କିମ୍ବା ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ରାକ୍ଷସମାନେ ସେ ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଜିତିଥିଲେ କି?

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कदा: when
• कदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रश्नवाचक कालवाचक (interrogative adverb of time: 'when')

• अपि: ever/also
• अपि: Sambandha/Prayoga-nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: emphasis/possibility)

• तस्य: of that (place/person)
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थानस्य: of the place
• स्थानस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• भङ्गः: destruction/breaking
• भङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• जातः: occurred/happened
• जातः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/प्रश्नार्थक निपात (particle: then/now)

• वा: or
• वा: Disjunction (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Disjunction (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• दैत्यैः: by demons (Daityas)
• दैत्यैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जितम्: conquered
• जितम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• कदा: when
• कदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रश्नवाचक कालवाचक (interrogative adverb of time)

• स्थानम्: the place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Disjunction (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ + वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive: 'or else')

• दुष्ट: wicked
• दुष्ट: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem form; compound member)

• राक्षसैः: by rākṣasas
• राक्षसैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vyāsa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, solemn and inquisitive, asks about the inviolability of a sacred place—imagined as a fortified, luminous kṣetra threatened by shadowy daitya/rākṣasa silhouettes at its borders.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Daitya
• Rākṣasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A devotee seeks assurance that a tīrtha’s sanctity endures beyond historical turmoil and hostile forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The question concerns the sanctified ‘sthāna’ being discussed in Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa—Dharmāraṇya and its holy locale(s).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an inquiry about the site’s protection and historical safety.