Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

पुरंदरोऽमरावत्यामुपविश्य निजासने । ऋषिभिः संस्तुतश्चैव शच्या सह तदाऽभवत्

Transliteration

puraṃdaro'marāvatyāmupaviśya nijāsane | ṛṣibhiḥ saṃstutaścaiva śacyā saha tadā'bhavat

Translation

Purandara (Indra) saß auf seinem eigenen Thron in Amarāvatī; damals wurde er von den Weisen gepriesen und blieb dort zusammen mit Śacī.

Word by Word

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अमरावत्याम्: in Amarāvatī
• अमरावत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपविश्य: having sat down
• उपविश्य: Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having sat down)

• निजासने: on his own seat
• निजासने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—निजम् आसनम् (षष्ठी/कर्मधारयार्थक तत्पुरुष)

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संस्तुतः: praised
• संस्तुतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• शच्या: with Śacī
• शच्या: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (with)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• अभवत्: was; remained
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra sits on his throne in Amarāvatī, surrounded by sages chanting praises; Śacī sits beside him, the court luminous and orderly.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Purandara)
• Amarāvatī
• Ṛṣis
• Śacī (Indrāṇī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly sovereignty is still subject to higher moral scrutiny; even Indra stands within the larger dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse shifts to Amarāvatī (celestial city), while the overall text remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes praise (stuti) by sages.