Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य चेंद्रो बृहस्पतेर्वाक्यमिदं वभाषे । प्रायो यमो वक्ष्यति सर्वमेतत्समृद्धये ह्यात्मनश्चैव शक्रः

Transliteration

etacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya ceṃdro bṛhaspatervākyamidaṃ vabhāṣe | prāyo yamo vakṣyati sarvametatsamṛddhaye hyātmanaścaiva śakraḥ

Translation

Nachdem er seine Worte gehört hatte, sprach Indra zu Bṛhaspati: „Gewiss wird Yama dies alles darlegen, damit ich meine eigene Wohlfahrt und meinen Glanz wiedererlange.“

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having heard’

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बृहस्पतेः: of Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतेः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वभाषे: spoke/said
• वभाषे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• प्रायः: probably
• प्रायः: Sambandha (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रायस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘probably/mostly’)

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वक्ष्यति: will say
• वक्ष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समृद्धये: for prosperity/success
• समृद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Reasoning)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुबोधक/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘indeed/for’)

• आत्मनः: of himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

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

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

Speaker

Indra (Śakra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṃyaminī (Yama-purī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, unsettled, turns to Bṛhaspati in a celestial hall, resolving to approach Yama for explanation; the mood is urgent yet orderly.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Bṛhaspati
• Yama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is unclear, one should seek guidance from rightful authorities and pursue restoration through ethical clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kedāra-khaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes consultation and seeking dharmic explanation.