Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

गात्रदुर्गंधितासंगैः पूरयन्तं दिशो दश

Transliteration

gātradurgaṃdhitāsaṃgaiḥ pūrayantaṃ diśo daśa

Translation

وكانت رائحة نتنة عالقة بأعضائه، حتى كأنها تملأ الجهات العشر كلها.

Word by Word

• गात्रदुर्गन्धितासङ्गैः: with contacts/attachments of foul bodily stench
• गात्रदुर्गन्धितासङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दुर्गन्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + ता (प्रत्यय) + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• पूरयन्तम्: filling
• पूरयन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूरय् (धातु, णिजन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण; (दिशः इति पदस्य) द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचनार्थे अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra’s body appears unclean; a visible miasma or dark haze emanates, spreading outward into the landscape, while devas recoil, covering noses or turning faces away.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner wrongdoing manifests outwardly; dharma teaches purification to restore harmony and radiance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this half-verse; it functions as a descriptive link in the māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the imagery implies the need for cleansing and expiation (often through tīrtha-snāna).