Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

ममाष्टमासिकं राज्यं त्रैलोक्येऽपि व्यवस्थितम् । शेषांश्च चतुरो मासान्वर्षेवर्षे समेति सः

Transliteration

mamāṣṭamāsikaṃ rājyaṃ trailokye'pi vyavasthitam | śeṣāṃśca caturo māsānvarṣevarṣe sameti saḥ

Translation

ত্রিলোকে প্রতিষ্ঠিত আমার রাজ্যও মাত্র আট মাস স্থায়ী; অবশিষ্ট চার মাসের জন্য সে প্রতি বছর আবার এসে উপস্থিত হয়।

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अष्टमासिकम्: lasting eight months
• अष्टमासिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + मासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) राज्यं

• राज्यम्: kingdom, rule
• राज्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; even/also)

• व्यवस्थितम्: established, fixed
• व्यवस्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण राज्यं

• शेषान्: remaining
• शेषान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण मासान्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण मासान्

• मासान्: months
• मासान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वर्षे: in a year
• वर्षे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्षे: year after year
• वर्षे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (reduplication)

• समेति: comes together, accrues
• समेति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सः: he/that (Vṛka)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic wheel of time behind Indra: eight bright segments and four dark monsoon segments; Vṛka’s approach is shown as returning with the four-month cycle, while Viṣṇu stands as the steady axis beyond time.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Three worlds (Trailokya)
• Vṛka (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly power can be time-bound and cyclic; lasting stability is sought through alignment with divine order (dharma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned; the verse describes a recurring cosmic-political cycle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this shloka; it explains the practical consequence Indra faces.