Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

अनुद्रुतो हि विप्रेंद्राः शक्रोऽयं ब्रह्महत्यया । पितामहसदः प्राप संतप्तहृदयो भृशम्

Transliteration

anudruto hi vipreṃdrāḥ śakro'yaṃ brahmahatyayā | pitāmahasadaḥ prāpa saṃtaptahṛdayo bhṛśam

Translation

โอ้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลาย ศักระ (อินทรา) ผู้ถูกเร่งรัดด้วยบาปพราหมณ์ฆาต (พรหมหัตยา) ได้มาถึงสภาของปิตามหพรหมา ด้วยดวงใจร้อนรุ่มด้วยทุกข์อันแรงกล้า

Word by Word

• अनुद्रुतः: not pursued, not chased
• अनुद्रुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-drut (कृदन्त; धातु √द्रु (गमन) + उपसर्ग अनु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण—‘अनुद्रुत’ (not pursued)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle; अवधानार्थ/हेतौ (indeed/for)

• विप्रेंद्राः: O best Brahmins
• विप्रेंद्राः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विप्र’ + ‘इन्द्र’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘विप्राणाम् इन्द्राः’ (O best of Brahmins)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रह्महत्यया: by/with the sin of brahma-slaying
• ब्रह्महत्यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘ब्रह्मणः हत्या’

• पितामहसदः: the assembly of the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहसदः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह-सदस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पितामह’ + ‘सदस्’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘पितामहस्य सदः’ (assembly of Brahmā)

• प्राप: reached
• प्राप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संतप्तहृदयः: with a distressed heart
• संतप्तहृदयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संतप्त-हृदय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘संतप्त’ + ‘हृदय’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘संतप्तं हृदयं यस्य’ (having a tormented heart)

• भृशम्: greatly, intensely
• भृशम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprendra-s (best of Brahmins)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, distressed and downcast, enters Brahmā’s radiant assembly; sages and devas witness his shame and burning remorse as he seeks relief from brahmahatyā.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra/Puraṃdara)
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Brahmahatyā (sin personified/act)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mightiest are accountable to dharma; repentance and seeking sacred guidance are the first steps toward purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage leads into the glorification of Sītākuṇḍa, introduced shortly after as the remedy for brahmahatyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse sets the scene; the specific prescription (worship and bathing) is given in the following verses.