Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

क्षत्रियांतकरक्रूरभार्गवत्रासकारिणे । नमोऽस्त्वहिल्या संतापहारिणे चापहारिणे

Transliteration

kṣatriyāṃtakarakrūrabhārgavatrāsakāriṇe | namo'stvahilyā saṃtāpahāriṇe cāpahāriṇe

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ ผู้ยังความหวาดหวั่นแก่ภารควะผู้ดุร้าย ผู้เป็นผู้สิ้นสุดแห่งกษัตริย์นักรบ; ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ ผู้ขจัดทุกข์ของอหัลยา และผู้ทรงยกคันศร

Word by Word

• क्षत्रियांतकरक्रूरभार्गवत्रासकारिणे: to the doer of terror to the fierce kṣatriya-destroying Bhārgava
• क्षत्रियांतकरक्रूरभार्गवत्रासकारिणे: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रूर (प्रातिपदिक) + भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रास (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपद-समासः (मुख्यः कारिन्); ‘क्षत्रियान्तकः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, ‘क्रूर’ इति विशेषण-पूर्वपद, ‘भार्गवत्रास’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, तस्य कारिन्

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहिल्या: Ahalyā
• अहिल्या: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिल्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• संतापहारिणे: to the remover of suffering
• संतापहारिणे: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संताप (प्रातिपदिक) + हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; संतापं हरतीति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• चापहारिणे: to the bearer/taker of the bow
• चापहारिणे: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; चापं हरतीति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Deductive: a devotee/narratorial voice within Setukhaṇḍa referencing Rāma’s līlās (Ahalyā, Paraśurāma encounter)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha/Setu (Rāmeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma touches the stone-form Ahalyā; she rises radiant; in a parallel vignette, Paraśurāma stands subdued as Rāma holds the bow, calm and firm.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bhārgava (Paraśurāma)
• Ahalyā
• Bow (Cāpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s grace removes deep karmic suffering (Ahalyā) and also subdues pride even in the mighty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Setubandha contextually; the verse itself recalls broader Rāma sacred history.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit; the focus is on remembrance of saving deeds and reverential salutations.