Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

इति विज्ञापितो धाता यमेन परिखिद्यता । रुद्रजाप्यविघातार्थमुपायं पर्यकल्पयत्

Transliteration

iti vijñāpito dhātā yamena parikhidyatā | rudrajāpyavighātārthamupāyaṃ paryakalpayat

Translation

Được Diêm Vương, trong nỗi khổ não sâu xa, bẩm báo như thế, Đấng Dhātā—Đấng Tạo Hóa—liền định ra một phương kế để ngăn trở việc tụng niệm Rudra-japa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उक्त्यर्थक/इत्यादि)

• विज्ञापितः: having been informed
• विज्ञापितः: Karta (कर्ता) (of main verb)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ज्ञाप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been informed/requested’

• धाता: the Creator (Dhātā/Brahmā)
• धाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यमेन: by Yama
• यमेन: Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• परिखिद्यता: while distressed
• परिखिद्यता: Karta (कर्ता) (circumstantial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-खिद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, वर्तमानकर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘while being distressed’

• रुद्रजाप्यविघातार्थम्: for preventing obstruction to Rudra-japa
• रुद्रजाप्यविघातार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-जाप्य-विघात-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + जाप्य + विघात + अर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अर्थे ‘for the non-obstruction of Rudra-japa’)

• उपायम्: a means/remedy
• उपायम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पर्यकल्पयत्: devised/arranged
• पर्यकल्पयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कल्पय् (धातु; √कॢप् caus.)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhātā, composed yet decisive, contemplates and fashions a countermeasure; Yama stands nearby, visibly burdened, awaiting relief.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Dhātā)
• Yama
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative frames spiritual practice as potent enough to alter cosmic outcomes, prompting a rebalancing response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on Rudra-japa and cosmic reaction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rudra-japa is the central practice referenced (as something to be hindered in the storyline).