Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

मयूरो वाहनार्थाय त्र्यंबकेण सुशीघ्रतः । दिव्यास्त्राणि महेन्द्रेण विष्णुनाथ महात्मना

Transliteration

mayūro vāhanārthāya tryaṃbakeṇa suśīghrataḥ | divyāstrāṇi mahendreṇa viṣṇunātha mahātmanā

Translation

وقدّم تريامبَكا (شِيفا) سريعًا طاووسًا ليكون مركبَه؛ ومنحه ماهيندرا (إندرا) والربّ فيشنو العظيم النفس أسلحةً إلهية.

Word by Word

• मयूरः: peacock
• मयूरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• वाहनार्थाय: for (his) mount/vehicle
• वाहनार्थाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the purpose of being a vehicle)

• त्र्यंबकेण: by Tryambaka (Śiva)
• त्र्यंबकेण: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यंबक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन

• सुशीघ्रतः: very quickly
• सुशीघ्रतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु + शीघ्र (अव्ययभावे)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: very quickly)

• दिव्यास्त्राणि: divine weapons
• दिव्यास्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• महेन्द्रेण: by Mahendra (Indra)
• महेन्द्रेण: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन

• अथ: and/also
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/अनुक्रम (indeclinable; here as connective)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya-style narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Tryambaka) provides a peacock mount to Skanda; Indra and Viṣṇu present divine weapons—bows, discs, thunderbolt-like arms—forming a radiant armory scene.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Tryambaka (Śiva)
• Mayūra (peacock)
• Mahendra (Indra)
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

For the protection of dharma, divine powers cooperate across traditions—Śiva, Indra, and Viṣṇu collectively empower the righteous leader.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya frame; it describes divine provisioning at the sacred locale without naming it here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative of gifts (vāhana and astras) bestowed upon Skanda.