Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 177

Devanagari script

नयध्वं स्वामिनं देवाः स्वपुरीममरावतीम्

Transliteration

nayadhvaṃ svāminaṃ devāḥ svapurīmamarāvatīm

Translation

„Führt euren Herrn, o Götter, zurück in eure eigene Stadt — Amarāvatī.“

Word by Word

• नयध्वम्: lead (you all)
• नयध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपदम्

• स्वामिनम्: the lord/master
• स्वामिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्वपुरीम्: to (their) own city
• स्वपुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अमरावतीम्: Amarāvatī
• अमरावतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vṛtra (addressing the Devas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, alarmed, prepare to escort Indra away; the command is issued to lead him back to Amarāvatī, implying a turning point from combat to withdrawal.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtra
• Devas
• Indra (implied)
• Amarāvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Victory is to be tempered with restraint; even an enemy may be treated with measured mercy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amarāvatī is named as Indra’s celestial city; the earthly tīrtha-frame remains Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.