Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

आसीत्किरातदेशेषु नाम्ना राजा विमर्दनः । शूरः परमदुर्द्धर्षो जितशत्रुः प्रतापवान्

Transliteration

āsītkirātadeśeṣu nāmnā rājā vimardanaḥ | śūraḥ paramadurddharṣo jitaśatruḥ pratāpavān

Translation

கிராத தேசங்களில் ‘விமர்தனன்’ என்ற பெயருடைய ஒரு அரசன் இருந்தான்—வீரன், மிக அஜேயன், பகைவரை வென்றவன், பெரும் பராக்கிரமம் உடையவன்.

Word by Word

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; was

• किरातदेशेषु: in the Kirāta lands
• किरातदेशेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरात (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural (in the Kirāta regions)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by name)

• राजा: a king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• विमर्दनः: Vimardana
• विमर्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper name/appellation

• शूरः: valiant
• शूरः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Predicate adjective of ‘राजा’

• परमदुर्द्धर्षः: most unassailable
• परमदुर्द्धर्षः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + दुर्द्धर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘supremely hard-to-assail’

• जितशत्रुः: conqueror of enemies
• जितशत्रुः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त; √जि) + शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘one whose enemies are conquered’

• प्रतापवान्: mighty/glorious
• प्रतापवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Possessive adjective

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A rugged frontier kingdom: forested hills, hunters, and a fortified hall where King Vimardana sits armed and radiant with martial power.

Characters & Entities

• Vimardana
• Kirāta-deśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas often introduce a worldly-powerful figure to show how devotion and worship transform and elevate even the strong and victorious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up a devotional narrative centered on Śiva-pūjā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces the protagonist for the upcoming teaching-through-story.