Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

द्विलक्षश्चोत्तरे तस्माद्बुधाच्चाप्युशना स्मृतः । शुक्रस्यापि रथोष्टाभिर्युक्तोऽभूत्संभवैर्हयैः

Transliteration

dvilakṣaścottare tasmādbudhāccāpyuśanā smṛtaḥ | śukrasyāpi rathoṣṭābhiryukto'bhūtsaṃbhavairhayaiḥ

Translation

Zwei Lakṣas darüber, und über Budha (Merkur), wird Uśanā (Śukrācārya/Venus) in der Überlieferung genannt. Auch Śukras Wagen ist mit acht Pferden angespannt, die jenem himmlischen Ursprung entstammen.

Word by Word

• द्विलक्षः: two lakhs (as a measure)
• द्विलक्षः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (द्वे लक्षे = द्विलक्षः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• उत्तरे: further/above
• उत्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Extent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बुधात्: from Budha (Mercury)
• बुधात्: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रह-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also)

• उशनाः: Uśanā (Venus/Śukra)
• उशनाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशनस्/उशना (प्रातिपदिक; शुक्राचार्य-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is said/remembered
• स्मृतः: Kriyā (Predicate as participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (उशनाः इति)

• शुक्रस्य: of Śukra (Venus)
• शुक्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also)

• रथः: chariot
• रथः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उष्टाभिः: with camels
• उष्टाभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• युक्तः: yoked/connected
• युक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (रथः)

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + अभि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सम्भवैः: born/produced
• सम्भवैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (हयैः)

• हयैः: with horses
• हयैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Above Budha’s region shines Śukra’s sphere; a radiant chariot drawn by eight celestial horses, suggesting brilliance and auspicious splendor, with a guru-like figure seated serenely.

Characters & Entities

• Budha (Mercury)
• Uśanā (Śukra/Venus)
• Śukra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic cosmology frames the heavens as hierarchical and meaningful, encouraging reverence for cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is planetary placement and description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.