Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततः स मूर्च्छितः शक्रो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् । मृतसंजीविनीं विद्यां जपित्वाथ बृहस्पतिः

Transliteration

tataḥ sa mūrcchitaḥ śakro rathopastha upāviśat | mṛtasaṃjīvinīṃ vidyāṃ japitvātha bṛhaspatiḥ

Translation

Da sank Śakra (Indra) ohnmächtig nieder und setzte sich auf den Sitz des Wagens. Daraufhin rezitierte Bṛhaspati die Vidyā namens Mṛtasaṃjīvinī, das lebenswiederbringende Mantra,

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मूर्च्छितः: fainted
• मूर्च्छितः: Karta (Qualifying subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्च्छ् (धातु √मूर्च्छ्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शक्रः)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रथोपस्थे: on the chariot-seat
• रथोपस्थे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ + उपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; रथ (chariot) + उपस्थ (seat/lap)

• उपाविशत्: sat down
• उपाविशत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-विश् (धातु √विश्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गाः उप-आ-

• मृतसंजीविनीम्: life-restoring (even to the dead)
• मृतसंजीविनीम्: Karman (Qualifying object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत + संजीविनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विद्याम्)

• विद्याम्: mantra/knowledge
• विद्याम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जपित्वा: having chanted
• जपित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु √जप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having recited’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra lies faint on the chariot-seat; Bṛhaspati, serene and radiant, performs japa of the Mṛtasaṃjīvinī vidyā, creating a healing aura as devas watch anxiously.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Bṛhaspati
• Mṛtasaṃjīvinī Vidyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Guidance of the guru (Bṛhaspati) and the power of mantra-japa restore strength when one is struck down.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region frames the chapter; this verse highlights mantra efficacy rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (recitation) of the Mṛtasaṃjīvinī vidyā is explicitly mentioned.