Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

रुरोध देवनगरं बबाध विबुधानपि । वर्तमाने दिवि महासमरे सुररक्षसाम्

Transliteration

rurodha devanagaraṃ babādha vibudhānapi | vartamāne divi mahāsamare surarakṣasām

Translation

रुरोध देवनगरं बबाध विबुधानपि। दिवि वर्तमाने महासमरे सुररक्षसाम्॥

Word by Word

• रुरोध: besieged, blocked
• रुरोध: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• देवनगरम्: the city of the gods
• देवनगरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवानां नगरम्)

• बबाध: afflicted, attacked
• बबाध: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• विबुधान्: the gods, the wise celestials
• विबुधान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• वर्तमाने: while (it) was occurring
• वर्तमाने: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle, Ātmanepada); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग? सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘while (it) was going on’

• दिवि: in heaven, in the sky
• दिवि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महा-समरे: in the great battle
• महा-समरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् समरः)

• सुर-रक्षसाम्: of the gods and demons
• सुर-रक्षसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (सुराश्च रक्षांसि च); षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brahmakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fortified celestial city with jeweled gates is blockaded by asura forces; devas in luminous armor are harried as the sky fills with flying chariots and weapons.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even heavenly order can be disturbed when adharma becomes bold; dharma must be re-established through divine resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides the cosmic backdrop within Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the onset of a celestial conflict.