Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । इन्द्रप्रस्थे पुरा विप्रा धृतराष्ट्रेण चोदिताः । न्यवसन्पांडवाः पंच महाबलपराक्रमाः

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | indraprasthe purā viprā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa coditāḥ | nyavasanpāṃḍavāḥ paṃca mahābalaparākramāḥ

Translation

พระศรีสูตกล่าวว่า: โอ้พราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย กาลก่อน ด้วยการบีบบังคับของธฤตราษฏระ ปาณฑพทั้งห้า ผู้มีกำลังและวีรภาพยิ่ง ได้พำนักอยู่ ณ อินทรปรัสถะ

Word by Word

• श्रीसूतः: Śrī Sūta
• श्रीसूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् सूतः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इन्द्रप्रस्थे: in Indraprastha
• इन्द्रप्रस्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रप्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/once)

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• धृतराष्ट्रेण: by Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रेण: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• चोदिताः: urged, instructed
• चोदिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (विप्राः इति विशेष्यः)

• न्यवसन्: dwelt, stayed
• न्यवसन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; विशेषण (पाण्डवाः इति)

• महाबलपराक्रमाः: of great strength and valor
• महाबलपराक्रमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (महच्च बलं च पराक्रमश्च येषाम्/महाबल-पराक्रम-युक्ताः) विशेषण (पाण्डवाः)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viprāḥ / Ṛṣayaḥ (assembly of Brahmins/sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indraprastha’s royal court and cityscape; the five Pāṇḍavas, powerful yet constrained by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s command, reside there—setting the political backdrop for the forthcoming tīrtha episode.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Indraprastha
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha-glory is often taught through famous histories, linking sacred geography to exemplary lives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the narrative background for Lakṣmī-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative context.