Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

दुर्दमे तु गते स्वर्गं गालवो मुनिपुंगवः । स चक्रं प्रार्थयामास विष्ण्वायुधमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

durdame tu gate svargaṃ gālavo munipuṃgavaḥ | sa cakraṃ prārthayāmāsa viṣṇvāyudhamanuttamam

Translation

Quando Durdama já havia ido ao céu, Gālava —touro entre os sábios— então rogou àquela arma incomparável de Viṣṇu, o disco divino.

Word by Word

• दुर्दमे: when/with Durdama
• दुर्दमे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute basis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• गते: having gone
• गते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative absolute)

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Gati-karma (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मुनिपुंगवः: foremost among sages
• मुनिपुंगवः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of sages’ bull/foremost); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गालवस्य विशेषणम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• चक्रम्: the discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रार्थयामास: requested, begged for
• प्रार्थयामास: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थय् (धातु, णिजन्त)
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्ण्वायुधम्: Viṣṇu’s weapon
• विष्ण्वायुधम्: Karma (Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of Viṣṇu’ weapon); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; चक्रस्य विशेषणम्

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, excellent
• अनुत्तमम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmatīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After Durdama’s ascent, Gālava stands alone at the sacred waters, hands raised in prayer toward the hovering Sudarśana, requesting its continued presence.

Characters & Entities

• Durdama
• Gālava
• Viṣṇucakra (Viṣṇvāyudha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places arise from saintly intention—sages invoke divine power for the welfare and protection of beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse initiates the request that culminates in the establishment and fame of Cakratīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prārthanā (earnest supplication) to the divine is presented as the means to secure sacred protection.