Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

सरसस्तीरमासाद्य ते शक्रं चाभ्यवादयन् । दृष्टाः शक्रेम ते सर्वे तदा ह्यप्सु स्थितेन वै

Transliteration

sarasastīramāsādya te śakraṃ cābhyavādayan | dṛṣṭāḥ śakrema te sarve tadā hyapsu sthitena vai

Translation

Als sie das Ufer des Sees erreichten, brachten sie Śakra ihre Verehrung dar. Da er wahrlich im Wasser verweilte, erblickte Śakra sie alle.

Word by Word

• sarasas: of the lake
• sarasas: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• tīram: the bank
• tīram: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√sad (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्यय (gerund)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• śakram: Śakra (Indra)
• śakram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• abhyavādayan: saluted/greeted
• abhyavādayan: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-ā-√vad (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• dṛṣṭāḥ: were seen
• dṛṣṭāḥ: Kriyā (Passive/result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त; past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘te sarve’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• śakreṇa: by Śakra
• śakreṇa: Kartṛ (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/हेतु-निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• apsu: in the waters
• apsu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ap (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (वेदिक/प्रचलित रूप)

• sthitena: standing/being स्थित
• sthitena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त; past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘śakreṇa’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages, by context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas arrive at a tranquil lakeshore and bow; Indra is glimpsed within the waters, half-hidden, emphasizing secrecy and purification.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Saras (lake)
• Suras (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Water is depicted as a refuge for austerity and purification; humility and approach to the afflicted are also emphasized.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A “saras” (lake) within the Kedārakhaṇḍa setting is referenced; the verse indicates a sacred waterscape tied to expiation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the imagery supports the theme of staying in water for tapas/expiation.