Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एवं कोलाहले जाते राष्ट्रनाशे च दारुणे । राजपुत्रोऽथ भद्रायुस्तद्वार्तामशृणोद्बली

Transliteration

evaṃ kolāhale jāte rāṣṭranāśe ca dāruṇe | rājaputro'tha bhadrāyustadvārtāmaśṛṇodbalī

Translation

Khi tiếng náo loạn dậy lên và cảnh diệt vong ghê gớm của vương quốc lan ra, hoàng tử dũng mãnh Bhadrāyu nghe được tin ấy.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• कोलाहले: in the tumult
• कोलाहले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोलाहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in the uproar'

• जाते: having arisen; when it arose
• जाते: Sati-saptami (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सप्तमी-एकवचन (locative absolute with कोलाहले): 'when (it) had arisen'

• राष्ट्रनाशे: in the ruin of the kingdom
• राष्ट्रनाशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in the destruction of the kingdom'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• दारुणे: terrible
• दारुणे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'terrible' (agreeing with राष्ट्रनाशे)

• राजपुत्रः: the prince
• राजपुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'king's son/prince'

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• भद्रायुः: Bhadrāyu
• भद्रायुः: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• तद्वार्ताम्: that news
• तद्वार्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + वार्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'that news'

• अशृणोत्: heard
• अशृणोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'he heard'

• बली: strong; mighty
• बली: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'strong' (qualifying prince)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A breathless messenger reports the kingdom’s ruin; Bhadrāyu, strong and alert, rises amid a tense court as distant smoke and cries suggest chaos.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrāyu
• Rāja-putra (prince)
• Rāṣṭra (kingdom)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic response begins with hearing truthfully and taking responsibility when society falls into disorder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is narrative transition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.