Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तद्दूरे रेपलेन्द्राख्यं ग्राममद्यापि वर्तते । एवं स रेपलोनाम वृत्रतुल्यपराक्रमः

Transliteration

taddūre repalendrākhyaṃ grāmamadyāpi vartate | evaṃ sa repalonāma vṛtratulyaparākramaḥ

Translation

ఆ స్థలానికి దూరం కాకుండా ‘రేపలేంద్ర’ అనే గ్రామం నేటికీ ఉంది. ఈ విధంగా ‘రేపల’ అనే అతడు వృత్రునితో సమానమైన పరాక్రమం కలవాడు.

Word by Word

• तत्: of that (place), from there
• तत्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘तस्य’ अर्थे, दूरे इति विशेष्ये सम्बन्धः

• दूरे: at a distance
• दूरे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• रेपलेन्द्राख्यम्: called ‘Repalendra’
• रेपलेन्द्राख्यम्: Karma (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रेपलेन्द्र + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘रेपलेन्द्र इति आख्या यस्य’ (named Repalendra) — ग्रामम् इति विशेषणम्

• ग्रामम्: village
• ग्रामम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अद्यापि: even today, still
• अद्यापि: Adhikarana (temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्यय (even today)

• वर्तते: exists, remains
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)

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

• रेपलः: Repala
• रेपलः: Karta (Subject, appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेपल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (indeclinable), नामार्थे ‘by name’

• वृत्रतुल्यपराक्रमः: whose valor was like Vṛtra’s
• वृत्रतुल्यपराक्रमः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्र + तुल्य + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वृत्रतुल्यः पराक्रमः यस्य’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः (formally tatpuruṣa-like string)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Repalendra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the battle episode, the narrative zooms out to a calm establishing view: a village named Repalendra near the described area, with a subtle overlay of the heroic/asuric figure Repala whose prowess is likened to Vṛtra.

Characters & Entities

• Repalendra (village)
• Repala
• Vṛtra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic place-memory preserves moral history: locations become witnesses to the defeat of disruptive forces and the triumph of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to a locality/village named “Repalendra,” presented as an enduring geographic marker within the narrative landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.