Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततो रामः क्रुधाविष्टो भूयस्तैः शवरैः सह । पुलिन्दैर्मेदकैश्चैव क्षत्रियांताय निर्ययौ

Transliteration

tato rāmaḥ krudhāviṣṭo bhūyastaiḥ śavaraiḥ saha | pulindairmedakaiścaiva kṣatriyāṃtāya niryayau

Translation

پھر رام غضب میں بھر کر، انہی شَبَرَوں کے ساتھ، اور پُلِندوں اور میدکوں کو بھی ساتھ لے کر، کشتریوں کے خاتمے کے لیے دوبارہ روانہ ہوا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/अनन्तर); adverb

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular

• क्रुधा: with anger
• क्रुधा: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular (adverbial)

• आविष्टः: possessed / seized
• आविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + विश् (धातु) → आविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; past passive participle masculine nominative singular

• भूयः: again / further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनः/अधिकम्); adverb

• तैः: with those
• तैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• शवरैः: with the Śabaras
• शवरैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय; postposition meaning 'with' (governs instrumental)

• पुलिन्दैः: with the Pulindas
• पुलिन्दैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलिन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• मेदकैः: with the Medakas
• मेदकैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय; emphatic particle

• क्षत्रियान्ताय: for the destruction of the kṣatriyas
• क्षत्रियान्ताय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; dative singular (purpose)

• निर्ययौ: went forth / set out
• निर्ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; perfect 3rd person singular

Speaker

Sūta (implied narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Paraśurāma, eyes blazing with wrath, marches with a mixed host—Śabaras, Pulindas, Medakas—through rugged terrain, weapons raised, banners streaming, intent on annihilating the kṣatriyas.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Bhārgava/Paraśurāma)
• Śabara
• Pulinda
• Medaka
• kṣatriyas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma frames righteous force as a last resort to restrain systemic injustice and restore order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; the verse narrates mobilization preceding events that may later mark a locale as sacred.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.