Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तद्वृत्तांतं समाकर्ण्य तस्य शक्रः प्रहर्षितः । भूपालं तं समभ्येत्य ततश्चोवाच सादरम्

Transliteration

tadvṛttāṃtaṃ samākarṇya tasya śakraḥ praharṣitaḥ | bhūpālaṃ taṃ samabhyetya tataścovāca sādaram

Translation

فلما سمع شَكْرَةُ (إندرا) خبرَ ما جرى كاملًا امتلأ فرحًا. ثم دنا من ذلك الملك وخاطبه بحرارةٍ ممزوجةٍ بالاحترام.

Word by Word

• tatvṛttāntam: that account/incident
• tatvṛttāntam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + vṛttānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (tad-vṛttāntaḥ = that account)

• samākarṇya: having heard
• samākarṇya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√karṇ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• praharṣitaḥ: delighted
• praharṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhūpālam: the king (protector of earth)
• bhūpālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (bhūyāḥ pālaḥ)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samabhyetya: having approached
• samabhyetya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-abhi-√i (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sādaram: respectfully
• sādaram: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; direct speech begins next verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant and crowned, descends from the sky with attendants; he approaches Daśaratha respectfully, hands in a courteous gesture, while sages look on.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Bhūpāla (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine beings rejoice in and honor righteous deeds; dharma naturally draws respectful recognition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within Tīrthamāhātmya, but this specific line functions as narrative transition rather than naming a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces Indra’s appreciative address.