Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

एवं व्रतं समुद्दिष्टं तव शक्र महामते । शीघ्रं कुरु महाभाग पश्चाद्युद्धं कुरु प्रभो

Transliteration

evaṃ vrataṃ samuddiṣṭaṃ tava śakra mahāmate | śīghraṃ kuru mahābhāga paścādyuddhaṃ kuru prabho

Translation

So, o Śakra von großer Einsicht, ist dir dieses Gelübde vorgeschrieben. Vollziehe es rasch, o glückseliger Herr; danach tritt in die Schlacht, o Gebieter.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Avyaya (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• vratam: vow/observance
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samuddiṣṭam: has been prescribed/taught
• samuddiṣṭam: Kriya (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√diś (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'निर्दिष्टम्/उपदिष्टम्'

• tava: for you/of you
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• śakra: O Śakra (Indra)
• śakra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• mahā-mate: O great-minded one
• mahā-mate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān matiḥ yasya)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Avyaya (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (adverb)

• kuru: do/perform
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mahā-bhāga: O fortunate one
• mahā-bhāga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān bhāgaḥ yasya)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Avyaya (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (afterwards)

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kuru: do/undertake
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śakra (Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati, calm and authoritative, instructs Indra to complete the vow swiftly; Indra, armed yet reverent, bows—then turns toward the battlefield under a twilight sky.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even royal duty (war) should be preceded by dharmic preparation—vow, worship, and divine alignment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative frame; the verse itself stresses conduct rather than a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Indra is urged to complete the prescribed vrata swiftly before undertaking the battle.