Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सैनापत्याभिषेकाय देवदेवेन चक्रिणा । आनीतश्च महासेनो देवैः सेन्द्रपुरोगमैः

Transliteration

saināpatyābhiṣekāya devadevena cakriṇā | ānītaśca mahāseno devaiḥ sendrapurogamaiḥ

Translation

Zur Weihe des göttlichen Oberbefehls wurde Mahāsena vom Herrn der Götter, dem Diskusträger, herbeigebracht, begleitet von den Göttern unter Indras Führung.

Word by Word

• सैनापत्याभिषेकाय: for the consecration as commander-in-chief
• सैनापत्याभिषेकाय: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनापत्य + अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the purpose of)

• देवदेवेन: by the god of gods
• देवदेवेन: Karana (करण/Instrument-Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चक्रिणा: by the wielder of the discus (Viṣṇu)
• चक्रिणा: Karana (करण/Instrument-Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विष्णोः विशेषणम्

• आनीतः: was brought
• आनीतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + नी (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे (brought)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• महासेनः: Mahāsena (Kārttikeya)
• महासेनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (करण/Instrument/Agents)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सेन्द्रपुरोगमैः: with Indra at their head
• सेन्द्रपुरोगमैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + इन्द्र + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; देवैः इति विशेषणम्; अर्थः—ये इन्द्रं पुरोगमं कुर्वन्ति (having Indra in front)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced for Āvantya/Revā narrative style]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Senāpura / Cakra-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahīpāla (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand celestial procession: Viṣṇu (cakrī) leads the devas with Indra; Mahāsena is brought to Senāpura for senāpati-abhisheka, with ritual vessels, sacred waters, and divine attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāsena (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Viṣṇu (Cakrin)
• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine leadership is established through sacred consecration and the collective sanction of the gods, aligning power with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Revā-khaṇḍa milieu (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography), though this specific line emphasizes the divine event rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An abhiṣeka (consecration) is referenced—an inauguration rite marking rightful authority and divine appointment.