Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततो धर्मात्मजः श्रुत्वा कृष्णस्य वचनं हितम् । प्रशंसन्देवकीपुत्रमाजुहाव निजानुजान्

Transliteration

tato dharmātmajaḥ śrutvā kṛṣṇasya vacanaṃ hitam | praśaṃsandevakīputramājuhāva nijānujān

Translation

ତେବେ ଧର୍ମାତ୍ମଜ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କ ହିତକର ବଚନ ଶୁଣି ଦେବକୀପୁତ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରି ନିଜ କନିଷ୍ଠ ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କୁ ଡାକିଲେ।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्-अर्थ (then/thereupon)

• dharmātmajaḥ: Dharma's son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• dharmātmajaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—धर्मस्य आत्मजः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• kṛṣṇasya: of Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• vacanam: speech / words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (Singular)

• hitam: beneficial
• hitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् vacanam प्रति

• praśaṃsan: praising
• praśaṃsan: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (while praising)

• devakīputram: Devakī's son (Kṛṣṇa)
• devakīputram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devakī + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—देवक्याः पुत्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ājuhāva: summoned / called
• ājuhāva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-hū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• nija-anujān: his own younger brothers
• nija-anujān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija + anuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—निजाः अनुजाः (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Narrator

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, composed and devout, praises Kṛṣṇa and signals attendants to summon his younger brothers; the atmosphere shifts from deliberation to mobilization.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmātmaja)
• Kṛṣṇa (Devakīputra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Receiving wise counsel with humility and acting promptly upon it is a hallmark of dharmic leadership.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit in this verse; it functions as narrative progression within Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual detail; it shows organizational steps—calling allies/brothers—toward the prescribed digvijaya and yajña.