Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

उद्वाह्य रथमारूढः स्वपुरं प्रस्थितः पुरा । अथ सूतो बभूवाथ कंसो ह्यानकदुन्दुभेः

Transliteration

udvāhya rathamārūḍhaḥ svapuraṃ prasthitaḥ purā | atha sūto babhūvātha kaṃso hyānakadundubheḥ

Translation

ครั้นเสร็จพิธีอภิเษกแล้ว ทรงขึ้นรถศึกและออกเดินทางไปยังนครของตนแต่กาลก่อนนั้นเอง แล้วกังสะก็ได้เป็นสารถีของอานกทุนทุภิ (วสุเทวะ)

Word by Word

• उद्वाह्य: having carried/taken (along)
• उद्वाह्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद् + वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालनिर्देश

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आरूढः: having mounted
• आरूढः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वपुरम्: his own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रस्थितः: departed
• प्रस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly, once
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (conjunctive particle)

• सूतः: charioteer
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (conjunctive particle)

• कंसः: Kaṃsa
• कंसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• आनकदुन्दुभेः: of Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)
• आनकदुन्दुभेः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनकदुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Wedding procession: Vasudeva and Devakī on a splendid chariot; Kaṃsa, unexpectedly, takes the reins as charioteer—moment before the ominous prophecy.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Kaṃsa
• Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)
• Devakī (implied by wedding context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic storytelling highlights how fate and dharma turn on seemingly ordinary moments, setting the stage for moral consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse references udvāha (marriage) as a life-rite context, but gives no direct ritual instruction.