Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

ततः शक्रश्च मा रोदीरिति तांस्तान्यथाऽवदत् । निर्गत्य जठरात्तस्मात्ततः प्रांजलिरग्रतः

Transliteration

tataḥ śakraśca mā rodīriti tāṃstānyathā'vadat | nirgatya jaṭharāttasmāttataḥ prāṃjaliragrataḥ

Translation

Da sprach Śakra zu ihnen: „Weint nicht.“ Nachdem sie aus jenem Schoß hervorgekommen waren, standen sie mit gefalteten Händen vor ihm.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (ततः अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

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

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (Prohibition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय; लोट्/विधिलिङ्-निषेध (prohibitive particle)

• rodīḥ: weep
• rodīḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rud (रुद् धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; निषेध (माऽसहित)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• tān: those (same)
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (यथा अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (in the manner/as)

• avadat: spoke
• avadat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (वद् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• nirgatya: having come out
• nirgatya: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nir + gam (गम् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having gone out)

• jaṭharāt: from the belly
• jaṭharāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭhara (जठर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान-कारक

• tasmāt: from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• prāñjaliḥ: with joined palms
• prāñjaliḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāñjali (प्राञ्जलि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (hands joined)

• agrataḥ: in front
• agrataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agrataḥ (अग्रतः अव्यय)
• Form: देशार्थक-अव्यय (in front)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The newly formed Maruts emerge and stand before Indra with folded hands; Indra, now composed, instructs them not to weep, shifting from violence to governance.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Diti (implied)
• The newborn/divided beings (contextual Maruts)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid turmoil, the narrative frames a transition from fear to order—signaled by calm speech and reverent posture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No new holy site is named; the passage stays within the same episode-setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the gesture of prāñjali (folded hands) reflects reverence and submission.