Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

गच्छ शीघ्रं सुरैःसार्द्धं शक्रमानय म चिरम् । प्रयासि त्वरितो नो चेत्पुनः शापं ददामि ते

Transliteration

gaccha śīghraṃ suraiḥsārddhaṃ śakramānaya ma ciram | prayāsi tvarito no cetpunaḥ śāpaṃ dadāmi te

Translation

Geh eilends mit den Göttern und bring Śakra (Indra) ohne Verzug herbei. Wenn du nicht sofort aufbrichst, werde ich erneut einen Fluch über dich aussprechen.

Word by Word

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• suraiḥ: with the gods
• suraiḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘together with’)

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

• ānaya: bring
• ānaya: Kriyā (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (prohibitive particle)

• ciram: for long / long time
• ciram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• prayāsi: you go forth
• prayāsi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; अर्थे ‘प्रयासि’ = ‘you go/you set out’

• tvaritaḥ: hastened
• tvaritaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvarita (कृदन्त; √tvar, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘tvam’ implied)

• naḥ: not
• naḥ: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात; ‘no’ (not)

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-निपात (conditional particle ‘if’)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb ‘again’)

• śāpam: a curse
• śāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Śacī (Indrāṇī), by context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful figure (Śacī in context) issues a sharp command to depart immediately with the gods to fetch Indra; the threat of a renewed curse heightens tension.

Characters & Entities

• Śacī
• Śakra (Indra)
• Suras (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-work requires prompt action; delay in duty invites consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct tirtha is praised in this line; it advances the Kedārakhaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative command and warning.