Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

तेन प्रलुप्तं विप्राणां शासनं महदद्भुतम् । वर्तता जैनधर्मेण प्रेरितेनेंद्रसूरिणा

Transliteration

tena praluptaṃ viprāṇāṃ śāsanaṃ mahadadbhutam | vartatā jainadharmeṇa preriteneṃdrasūriṇā

Translation

اسی نے برہمنوں کے قدیم، عظیم اور قابلِ تعظیم شاسن کو پامال کیا ہے؛ کیونکہ وہ اندرَسوری کی ترغیب سے جین دھرم کے مطابق زندگی گزارتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• प्रलुप्तम्: was taken away/destroyed
• प्रलुप्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-लुप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘destroyed/robbed’

• विप्राणाम्: of the Brahmins
• विप्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• शासनम्: rule/edict; authority
• शासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् शासनस्य

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful/astonishing
• अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् शासनस्य

• वर्तता: by (one) who was acting/prevailing
• वर्तता: Karana (Instrument/agentive means/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by (one) acting/being’

• जैनधर्मेण: by the Jain religion
• जैनधर्मेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैनधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: जैन + धर्म (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• प्रेरितेन: impelled/instigated
• प्रेरितेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईर्/प्रेर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् इन्द्रसूरिणः

• इन्द्रसूरिणा: by Indrasūri
• इन्द्रसूरिणा: Karana (Agent/instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (Viprāḥ)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narādhipa (the king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmins describe a revered, long-standing ordinance being overturned by a royal figure influenced by a Jain teacher; faces show grief and urgency.

Characters & Entities

• Kumārapālaka (implied by ‘tena’)
• viprāḥ
• śāsana
• Jaina dharma
• Indrasūri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When inherited dharmic ordinances are disrupted, society loses stability; rulers must discern and protect just tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Dharmāraṇya-linked grievance but does not newly praise a tīrtha; it stresses protection of local dharmic order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is the alleged breach of established śāsana (religious-social ordinance).