Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

येन ध्वस्ता धार्तराष्ट्रास्तं निराकृत्य मां नृप । पुरुषोत्तमं कृष्णमिति ब्रवीषि किमु मूढवत्

Transliteration

yena dhvastā dhārtarāṣṭrāstaṃ nirākṛtya māṃ nṛpa | puruṣottamaṃ kṛṣṇamiti bravīṣi kimu mūḍhavat

Translation

“اے راجا! جس کے ہاتھوں دھارتراشٹر تباہ ہوئے، مجھے ایک طرف رکھ کر تم کرشن کو ‘پُروشوتّم’ کیوں کہتے ہو، گویا نادانی میں؟”

Word by Word

• yena: by whom
• yena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dhvastāḥ: destroyed
• dhvastāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dhvaṃs (ध्वंस्, नाशे) क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त (PPP)

• dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ: the Dhārtarāṣṭras (sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhārtarāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nirākṛtya: having rejected / setting aside
• nirākṛtya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nis+ā+√kṛ (कृ, करणे)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• mām: me
• mām: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• puruṣottamam: Puruṣottama
• puruṣottamam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय समास

• kṛṣṇam: Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• iti: thus/‘as’
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• bravīṣi: you say
• bravīṣi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू, वचने)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kim: why/what
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (किम्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• u: indeed/then
• u: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: u (उ, अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• mūḍha-vat: like a fool
• mūḍha-vat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (वत्, तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverbial: ‘like a fool’)

Speaker

Bhīma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhīma confronts Yudhiṣṭhira, gesturing emphatically toward himself as the crusher of Dhārtarāṣṭras; Yudhiṣṭhira remains composed; Kṛṣṇa stands quietly, the true Puruṣottama, unperturbed.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by nṛpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Claiming sole agency in success blinds one to the Divine mover; dharma requires humility even after great deeds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is praised in this verse; it is a character-driven doctrinal moment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is argumentative dialogue.