Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तेनैव स्थापितश्चेन्द्रस्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । कथमन्यस्य चेन्द्रत्वं भवतीति सुदुर्लभम्

Transliteration

tenaiva sthāpitaścendrastrailokye sacarācare | kathamanyasya cendratvaṃ bhavatīti sudurlabham

Translation

Durch ihn allein wurde Indra über die drei Welten eingesetzt, über alles Bewegliche und Unbewegliche. Wie könnte Indras Würde einem anderen zukommen? Ein solcher Rang ist überaus selten.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• स्थापितः: was established
• स्थापितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच्; स्थापित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (‘having been established/installed’)

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

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः

• सचराचरे: with the moving and unmoving (beings)
• सचराचरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थ) + चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्रैलोक्ये)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• अन्यस्य: of another
• अन्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• इन्द्रत्वम्: Indra-hood, the status of Indra
• इन्द्रत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक-तद्धितान्त (state of being Indra)

• भवति: is/comes to be
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• सुदुर्लभम्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग) + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (इन्द्रत्वम्)

Speaker

Śrī Maheśa (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic moment: the speaker points to Indra’s established sovereignty over the three worlds, emphasizing its divine origin and rarity; celestial court imagery is suggested.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Nārāyaṇa (implied as the establisher)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic offices are not seized by desire; they are established by divine order, emphasizing humility and rightful appointment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred-geography frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse concerns divine governance and the rarity of celestial status.