Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततो रामः क्रुधाविष्टो भूयस्तैः शवरैः सह । पुलिन्दैर्मेदकैश्चैव क्षत्रियांताय निर्ययौ

Transliteration

tato rāmaḥ krudhāviṣṭo bhūyastaiḥ śavaraiḥ saha | pulindairmedakaiścaiva kṣatriyāṃtāya niryayau

Translation

ତାପରେ କ୍ରୋଧାବିଷ୍ଟ ରାମ ସେହି ଶବରମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ପୁଣି ବାହାରିଲେ; ପୁଲିନ୍ଦ ଓ ମେଦକମାନଙ୍କୁ ସହ ନେଇ କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟମାନଙ୍କ ବିନାଶ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/अनन्तर); adverb

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular

• क्रुधा: with anger
• क्रुधा: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular (adverbial)

• आविष्टः: possessed / seized
• आविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + विश् (धातु) → आविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; past passive participle masculine nominative singular

• भूयः: again / further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनः/अधिकम्); adverb

• तैः: with those
• तैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• शवरैः: with the Śabaras
• शवरैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय; postposition meaning 'with' (governs instrumental)

• पुलिन्दैः: with the Pulindas
• पुलिन्दैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलिन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• मेदकैः: with the Medakas
• मेदकैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय; emphatic particle

• क्षत्रियान्ताय: for the destruction of the kṣatriyas
• क्षत्रियान्ताय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; dative singular (purpose)

• निर्ययौ: went forth / set out
• निर्ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; perfect 3rd person singular

Speaker

Sūta (implied narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Paraśurāma, eyes blazing with wrath, marches with a mixed host—Śabaras, Pulindas, Medakas—through rugged terrain, weapons raised, banners streaming, intent on annihilating the kṣatriyas.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Bhārgava/Paraśurāma)
• Śabara
• Pulinda
• Medaka
• kṣatriyas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma frames righteous force as a last resort to restrain systemic injustice and restore order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; the verse narrates mobilization preceding events that may later mark a locale as sacred.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.