Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

सोऽवधीत्तव सामर्थ्याद्वधार्थं दुष्टभूभृताम् । चाणूरकंसकेशीनां जरासंधस्य भारत

Transliteration

so'vadhīttava sāmarthyādvadhārthaṃ duṣṭabhūbhṛtām | cāṇūrakaṃsakeśīnāṃ jarāsaṃdhasya bhārata

Translation

โอ ภารตะ ด้วยเดชานุภาพของท่าน พระองค์ทรงประหาร เพื่อทำลายกษัตริย์อธรรม คือ จาณูระ กังสะ เกศิน และชราสันธะ

Word by Word

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

• अवधीत्: killed
• अवधीत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-धा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सामर्थ्यात्: due to (your) power
• सामर्थ्यात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामर्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative of cause)

• वधार्थम्: for the purpose of killing
• वधार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; वध + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः (वधाय अर्थः)

• दुष्टभूभृताम्: of the wicked kings
• दुष्टभूभृताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट-भूभृत् (प्रातिपदिक; दुष्ट + भूभृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (दुष्टाः भूभृतः)

• चाणूरकंसकेशीनाम्: of Cāṇūra, Kaṃsa, and Keśin
• चाणूरकंसकेशीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाणूर-कंस-केशिन् (प्रातिपदिक; चाणूर + कंस + केशिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (चाणूरश्च कंसश्च केशी च)

• जरासंधस्य: of Jarāsandha
• जरासंधस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरासंध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style; vocative 'Bhārata' preserved)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mathurā-raṅgabhūmi (Kaṃsa-sabhā/arena)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like heroic recollection: Kṛṣṇa’s slaying of Cāṇūra in the wrestling arena, Kaṃsa’s fall, Keśin’s defeat, and the looming figure of Jarāsandha—framed as dharma’s cleansing of kings.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (implied)
• Cāṇūra
• Kaṃsa
• Keśin
• Jarāsandha
• Bhārata (addressed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine intervention dismantles oppressive power structures; the fall of tyrants is portrayed as a necessary act for dharma’s continuity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on Kṛṣṇa’s dharma-restoring deeds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is mentioned in this shloka.