Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

तदा याम्यैश्च नीतोऽसाविंद्रसेनो दुरात्मवान् । यमान्तिकमनुप्राप्तस्तदा राजा सकल्मषः

Transliteration

tadā yāmyaiśca nīto'sāviṃdraseno durātmavān | yamāntikamanuprāptastadā rājā sakalmaṣaḥ

Translation

Da wurde der böse Indrasena von den Dienern Yamas fortgeführt. Der König, von Sünden befleckt, wurde in Yamas unmittelbare Gegenwart gebracht.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverb of time)

• याम्यैः: by Yama's attendants
• याम्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental plural)

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

• नीतः: was led
• नीतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीत (कृदन्त; √नी (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle; masculine nominative singular)

• असौ: that man (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular; demonstrative)

• इन्द्रसेनः: Indrasena
• इन्द्रसेनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular; proper name)

• दुरात्मवान्: wicked-souled
• दुरात्मवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरात्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular; adjective)

• यमान्तिकम्: to Yama's presence
• यमान्तिकम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम-अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक; यम + अन्तिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• अनुप्राप्तः: having arrived
• अनुप्राप्तः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुप्राप्त (कृदन्त; अनु + √प्राप्/√आप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle; masculine nominative singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverb of time)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• सकल्मषः: sinful; tainted
• सकल्मषः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक; स + कल्मष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular; adjective)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stark procession: Yamadūtas with nooses escort Indrasena through a dark path to Yama’s court; the king appears diminished, marked by soot-like stains of sin, approaching a radiant yet terrifying throne of justice.

Characters & Entities

• Indrasena
• Yama
• Yāmya-dūtas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions follow the soul; adharma leads to accountability before the cosmic law embodied by Yama.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.