Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

हिरण्यकशिपुं दुष्टं जघान रजनीमुखे । इंद्रासने च संस्थाप्य प्रह्लादस्य सुखप्रदम्

Transliteration

hiraṇyakaśipuṃ duṣṭaṃ jaghāna rajanīmukhe | iṃdrāsane ca saṃsthāpya prahlādasya sukhapradam

Translation

ครั้นยามสนธยา พระองค์ทรงประหารหิรัณยกศิปุผู้ชั่วร้าย; แล้วทรงสถาปนาพรหลาทบนบัลลังก์พระอินทร์ และประทานความสุขแก่เขา

Word by Word

• हिरण्यकशिपुम्: Hiraṇyakaśipu
• हिरण्यकशिपुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यकशिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• दुष्टम्: wicked
• दुष्टम्: Karma-anvayi Viśeṣaṇa (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हिरण्यकशिपुम्)

• जघान: slew
• जघान: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• रजनीमुखे: at nightfall
• रजनीमुखे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनीमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रजनी + मुख)

• इन्द्रासने: on Indra’s throne
• इन्द्रासने: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रस्य आसनम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संस्थाप्य: having installed/placed
• संस्थाप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया; सम्-उपसर्गयुक्त

• प्रह्लादस्य: of Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सुखप्रदम्: bestowing happiness
• सुखप्रदम्: Karma-anvayi Viśeṣaṇa / Phala (Result-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्म/फल-भावे); समासः—तत्पुरुष (सुखं प्रददाति)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta addressing sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At twilight, Narasiṃha’s fierce yet protective form overpowers Hiraṇyakaśipu; afterward, a calm coronation scene places Prahlāda on Indra’s throne, signifying restored order.

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyakaśipu
• Prahlāda
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma is destroyed at its appointed hour, and steadfast devotion is rewarded with rightful well-being and authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is identified; the verse highlights the mahatmya of divine justice and devotee upliftment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is mentioned.