Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 178

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचः सत्यं वृत्रस्य च महात्नः । तथा चक्रुः सुराः सर्वे रणाच्चेंद्रं समुत्सुकाः

Transliteration

etacchrutvā vacaḥ satyaṃ vṛtrasya ca mahātnaḥ | tathā cakruḥ surāḥ sarve raṇācceṃdraṃ samutsukāḥ

Translation

فلما سمعوا كلام فِرِترا الصادق، وهو عظيم النفس، فعلت الآلهة جميعًا كما قال، متشوقةً إلى حمل إندرا بعيدًا عن ساحة القتال.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); वाच्य-विशेषण (qualifier)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying वचः)

• वृत्रस्य: of Vṛtra
• वृत्रस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying वृत्रस्य)

• तथा: thus/accordingly
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• चक्रुः: they did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपदम्

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying सुराः)

• रणात्: from the battle
• रणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समुत्सुकाः: eager/keen
• समुत्सुकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying सुराः)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vṛtra’s truthful speech lands with force; devas collectively respond, turning from combat to escort Indra away, their faces showing startled acceptance.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtra
• Devas
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Satya (truthfulness) carries authority; even opponents may honor truth spoken by a noble heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s larger sacred framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.