Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

भारद्वाजः क्षुधार्तस्तु सपुत्रो विजने वने । बह्वीर्गा उपजग्राह बृहज्ज्योतिर्महामनाः

Transliteration

bhāradvājaḥ kṣudhārtastu saputro vijane vane | bahvīrgā upajagrāha bṛhajjyotirmahāmanāḥ

Translation

ମହାମନା, ବୃହତ୍ ତେଜସ୍ବୀ ଭାରଦ୍ୱାଜ ଋଷି ମଧ୍ୟ କ୍ଷୁଧାରେ ଆର୍ତ୍ତ ହୋଇ, ନିର୍ଜନ ବନରେ ପୁଅ ସହିତ ବହୁ ଗାଈ ଧରିନେଲେ।

Word by Word

• भारद्वाजः: Bhāradvāja (sage)
• भारद्वाजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्षुधार्तः: afflicted by hunger
• क्षुधार्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुध्-आर्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) भारद्वाजस्य

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); विरोध/अन्वयार्थे (but/indeed)

• सपुत्रः: together with his son(s)
• सपुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (one who has a son/sons) विशेषण भारद्वाजस्य

• विजने: in a lonely/deserted
• विजने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण वने

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बह्वीः: many
• बह्वीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बह्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण गाः

• गाः: cows
• गाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उपजग्राह: accepted/received
• उपजग्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बृहज्ज्योतिः: of great radiance
• बृहज्ज्योतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहत् + ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (great-lustre) विशेषण भारद्वाजस्य

• महामनाः: great-minded
• महामनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (great-minded) विशेषण भारद्वाजस्य

Speaker

Ṛṣis (citing exemplars of āpaddharma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka et al. (frame) / internal: caṇḍāla and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous sage Bhāradvāja, with his son, in a desolate forest, compelled by hunger to seize many cows—an image of paradox: tejas alongside necessity.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāradvāja

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the righteous may act unusually under life-threatening hunger; dharma must be interpreted with context and necessity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya includes practical dharma for crisis situations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative example supporting the principle of distress-ethics.