Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

तेषु मंत्र यमाणेषु रावणादिवधं प्रति । उल्लोलतरकल्लोलो जुघोष जलधिर्भृशम्

Transliteration

teṣu maṃtra yamāṇeṣu rāvaṇādivadhaṃ prati | ullolatarakallolo jughoṣa jaladhirbhṛśam

Translation

Enquanto deliberavam sobre a morte de Rāvaṇa e dos demais, o oceano rugiu com força, e suas ondas, revoltas, erguiam-se em grande tumulto.

Word by Word

• तेषु: among them/while they
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, बहुवचन — Pronoun, Locative (7th), Plural

• मन्त्र: counsel
• मन्त्र: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण (समास/कृदन्त-पूर्वपदसदृश) — used as first member in verbal compound sense

• यमाणेषु: while (they) were deliberating/engaged
• यमाणेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम (√यम् धातु, आत्मनेपदी वर्तमानकृदन्त)
• Form: आत्मनेपदी, वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), सप्तमी बहुवचन — Present middle participle, Locative Plural

• रावण-आदि-वधम्: the slaying of Rāvaṇa and others
• रावण-आदि-वधम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-तत्पुरुष (रावणादीनां वधः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• प्रति: towards/with regard to
• प्रति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (दिशा/विषय) — indeclinable ‘towards/with regard to’

• उल्लोल-तर-कल्लोलः: a very surging wave
• उल्लोल-तर-कल्लोलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उल्लोल (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तुलनाप्रत्यय) + कल्लोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (उल्लोलतरः कल्लोलः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• जुघोष: roared/sounded
• जुघोष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √घुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, Active, 3rd person Singular

• जलधिः: the ocean
• जलधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• भृशम्: greatly
• भृशम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय — adverb ‘excessively/strongly’

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-samudra (Ocean at Setubandha)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa audience (Naimiṣāraṇya frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Counsel circle near the shore; behind them the ocean rises in towering, curling waves, white foam like garlands; the sky darkens with spray as the sea roars, dwarfing human voices.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Ocean
• Setu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic and natural forces mirror the gravity of dharmic decisions; great events resonate through nature itself.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu-ocean region where the bridge is built and the sacred history unfolds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is descriptive narration emphasizing the ocean’s tumult.