Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

विमृश्य चिरकालं हि चिंतांतं नाभ्यपद्यत । एतस्मिन्नंतरे शक्रो रूपमास्थितः

Transliteration

vimṛśya cirakālaṃ hi ciṃtāṃtaṃ nābhyapadyata | etasminnaṃtare śakro rūpamāsthitaḥ

Translation

Nachdem er lange nachgesonnen hatte, gelangte er dennoch zu keinem festen Entschluss. Inzwischen nahm Śakra (Indra) eine bestimmte Gestalt an und griff ein.

Word by Word

• विमृश्य: having reflected
• विमृश्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; उपसर्ग: वि

• चिरकालम्: for a long time
• चिरकालम्: Kala-adhvana (Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिर-काल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; काल-परिमाणे (accusative of duration)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• चिन्ताम्: thought/anxiety
• चिन्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अन्तम्: end
• अन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अभ्यपद्यत: reached/attained
• अभ्यपद्यत: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-पद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अभि

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the meantime
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; काले/अवसरे (locative of time/occasion)

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

• रूपम्: a form
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आस्थितः: having assumed/taken (up)
• आस्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kauśikī-tīra

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A suspenseful moment: the conflicted figure sits or stands in thought, head lowered; behind or beside him Indra appears in a disguised form—perhaps as a brahmin, ascetic, or traveler—eyes keen, posture protective, ready to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When judgment is clouded, prolonged reflection alone may not suffice; higher guidance and dharmic counsel become crucial.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode continues in the Kauśikī-region context; no separate tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes narrative turning-points, not ritual instruction.