Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

धर्मारण्यं ततो गत्वा तच्चक्रं प्रमुमोच ह । लोलजिह्वस्तदा रक्षो मूर्च्छितो निपपात ह

Transliteration

dharmāraṇyaṃ tato gatvā taccakraṃ pramumoca ha | lolajihvastadā rakṣo mūrcchito nipapāta ha

Translation

แล้วพระองค์เสด็จไปยังธรรมารัณยะ และทรงปล่อยจักรนั้น ครั้นนั้นเอง โลลชิหวะ อสูรรากษส ก็สลบล้มลงกับพื้น

Word by Word

• धर्मारण्यम्: Dharmāraṇya
• धर्मारण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (adverb: ‘then/from there’)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रमुमोच: released/let go
• प्रमुमोच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ह: indeed (expletive)
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/स्मरणार्थक निपात (expletive particle)

• लोलजिह्वः: one with a wavering tongue
• लोलजिह्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोल + जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• रक्षः: the demon (rakṣas)
• रक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मूर्च्छितः: fainted
• मूर्च्छितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); (agreeing with implied masculine agent)

• निपपात: fell down
• निपपात: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ह: indeed (expletive)
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/स्मरणार्थक निपात (expletive particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāsudeva arrives at Dharmāraṇya and releases the Sudarśana cakra; the rākṣasa Lolajihva, with lolling tongue, collapses unconscious.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Sudarśana chakra (implied)
• Lolajihva (Rākṣasa)
• Vāsudeva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine justice is swift: the Lord’s dharmic power (chakra) neutralizes destructive forces that threaten sacred lands.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, explicitly named as the protected sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed here; the verse narrates the decisive act of protection.