Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

राजसूयक्रतुं कर्तुं तत एच्छद्युधिष्ठिरः । कृष्णं समाह्वयामास यियक्षुर्धर्मनंदनं

Transliteration

rājasūyakratuṃ kartuṃ tata ecchadyudhiṣṭhiraḥ | kṛṣṇaṃ samāhvayāmāsa yiyakṣurdharmanaṃdanaṃ

Translation

Sau đó, Yudhiṣṭhira khởi nguyện cử hành tế lễ Rājasūya; với tâm muốn dâng hiến đại nghi ấy, Dharmanandana đã cho mời Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• राजसूयक्रतुम्: the Rājasūya sacrifice
• राजसूयक्रतुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूयक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; राजसूय + क्रतु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (राजसूयः क्रतुः)

• कर्तुम्: to perform
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), कर्तुम्; अर्थः: कर्तुं (to do)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (thereupon)

• एच्छत्: desired
• एच्छत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• समाह्वयामास: summoned/called
• समाह्वयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; समाह्वयामास = समाह्वय + आमास (परिप्रयोग)

• यियक्षुः: wishing to sacrifice
• यियक्षुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: सन्नन्त-धातु (desiderative) यि-यक्ष्; उ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (desiderative participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• धर्मनन्दनम्: Dharma’s delight/son (epithet)
• धर्मनन्दनम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक; धर्म + नन्दन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषण-रूपेण (युधिष्ठिरस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (transition from tīrtha merit to royal dharma action)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the royal hall at Indraprastha, Yudhiṣṭhira forms the solemn resolve for Rājasūya; a messenger is dispatched to Dvārakā to summon Kṛṣṇa—faces intent, ritual paraphernalia hinted (fire altar plans, scrolls, priests).

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Rājasūya
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narrative links tīrtha-earned merit to righteous governance, where a king pursues major sacrifices under proper guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No new site is praised in this verse; it moves from Lakṣmī-tīrtha’s results to the Rājasūya undertaking.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The intent to perform the Rājasūya kratu (royal sacrifice), a major Vedic rite associated with sovereignty.