Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अतुल्यबलवीर्यस्त्वं ब्रह्मदत्तवरोद्धतः । पुलोमजापतिं युद्धे जहि देवगणैः सह

Transliteration

atulyabalavīryastvaṃ brahmadattavaroddhataḥ | pulomajāpatiṃ yuddhe jahi devagaṇaiḥ saha

Translation

ท่านมีพละและวีรยศหาที่เปรียบมิได้ และหยิ่งผยองด้วยพรที่พระพรหมประทาน ในศึกจงสังหารพระอินทร์ ผู้เป็นสวามีแห่งปุโลมชา พร้อมหมู่เทพทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• अतुल्यबलवीर्यः: of incomparable strength and valor
• अतुल्यबलवीर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल्य + बल + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुपद-कर्मधारयः (अतुल्यं बलं च वीर्यं च यस्य)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रह्मदत्तवरोद्धतः: puffed up by Brahmā’s granted boon
• ब्रह्मदत्तवरोद्धतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मदत्त + वर + उद्धत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मदत्तेन वरेण उद्धतः = elated by the boon given by Brahmā)

• पुलोमजापतिम्: the husband of Pulomajā (Kaśyapa)
• पुलोमजापतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलोमजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुलोमजायाः पतिः)

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• जहि: slay
• जहि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवगणैः: with the hosts of gods
• देवगणैः: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां गणैः)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (postposition)

Speaker

Danujas/Asuras (addressing Mahiṣāsura)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up of Mahiṣāsura, empowered by Brahmā’s boon, being urged to slay Indra; celestial weapons and a faint lotus-throne motif of Brahmā in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indra (Pulomajā-pati)
• Devas
• Mahiṣāsura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Boons and power can inflate pride; Purāṇic narratives often show that such pride invites divine correction and restores dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; the verse is part of Setukhaṇḍa’s storyline that frames the sanctity of Setu/Rāmeśvaram in the larger cosmic drama.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is purely narrative and martial.