Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

अन्यथा जैनधर्मेण वर्त्तयध्वं हि सर्वशः । नृपवाक्यं तु ते श्रुत्वा स्वेस्वे स्थाने समागताः

Transliteration

anyathā jainadharmeṇa varttayadhvaṃ hi sarvaśaḥ | nṛpavākyaṃ tu te śrutvā svesve sthāne samāgatāḥ

Translation

มิฉะนั้นพวกท่านจงประพฤติตามธรรมแห่งไชนะ (เชนธรรม) ในทุกประการ ครั้นได้สดับพระราชโองการแล้ว ทุกคนก็กลับไปยังที่ของตน

Word by Word

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-अर्थे (adverb: otherwise)

• जैनधर्मेण: by/according to the Jain religion
• जैनधर्मेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैन-धर्म (प्रातिपदिक; जैन + धर्म)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्त्तयध्वम्: conduct yourselves / behave
• वर्त्तयध्वम्: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्त्तय् (धातु; √वृत्/वर्त् causative)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); बहुवचन (Plural); आत्मनेपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• सर्वशः: in every way
• सर्वशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सर्व-प्रकारे (adverb: in every way/entirely)

• नृपवाक्यम्: the king’s words/command
• नृपवाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप-वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक; नृप + वाक्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Contrast/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन (Plural)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु; √श्रु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• स्वे: in one’s own
• स्वे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th); एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• स्वे: in his own (respective)
• स्वे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th); एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (each in his own)

• स्थाने: place
• स्थाने: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th); एकवचन (Singular)

• समागताः: assembled/arrived
• समागताः: Kriyā (Predicate state/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु; √गम्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; (they) having assembled/arrived

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Dharmāraṇya narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king issues a firm but pacifying command; groups of people bow and disperse, each returning to their own quarters/settlements, restoring order after tension.

Characters & Entities

• nṛpa (king)
• Jaina dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights obedience to rightful authority and orderly social conduct as part of dharma in Purāṇic narratives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself does not name a tīrtha; it sits within the Dharmāraṇya context, whose broader section functions as a māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the instruction is behavioral—conduct according to a stated dharma.