Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

सोऽस्मान्हंति महाराज ब्रह्मण्यो जगदीश्वरः । तेन ते बहवो दैत्या हताः केचित्पलायिताः

Transliteration

so'smānhaṃti mahārāja brahmaṇyo jagadīśvaraḥ | tena te bahavo daityā hatāḥ kecitpalāyitāḥ

Translation

“他在诛杀我们啊，大王——护持婆罗门的主宰、世间之主（Jagadīśvara）。因他之力，你的许多代底耶已被杀，亦有一些逃遁。”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; सर्वनाम (nominative singular masculine: he)

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, त्रिलिङ्ग (accusative plural: us)

• हन्ति: kills, strikes
• हन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (present, 3rd person singular)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (vocative singular masculine)

• ब्रह्मण्यः: protector of Brahmins, pious
• ब्रह्मण्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (nominative singular masculine: devoted to Brahmins/holy)

• जगदीश्वरः: Lord of the world
• जगदीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (nominative singular masculine)

• तेन: by him / thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental singular: by him/therefore)

• ते: your / those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; सर्वनाम (nominative plural masculine: those/your)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (nominative plural masculine)

• दैत्या: Daityas
• दैत्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (nominative plural masculine)

• हताः: slain
• हताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; कर्मणि-भाव (past passive participle: slain)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun: some)

• पलायिताः: fled away
• पलायिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पलाय् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (past participle: fled)

Speaker

Ruru

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī-saṅgama (Dvārakā)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja (daitya king / addressed ruler)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Terrified daityas report to their king: Vāsudeva, the brahmaṇya Jagadīśvara, is killing them; bodies fallen, some fleeing toward the horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Jagadīśvara (Viṣṇu)
• Daitya
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is ‘brahmaṇya’—a guardian of sacred order—defeating forces that threaten brāhmaṇic rites and dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The account belongs to the Dvārakā Māhātmya stream and is tied to the Gomati-saṅgama episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse underscores protection of brāhmaṇas and their dharmic observances.