Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

गुरोरवज्ञया चाद्य भ्रष्टराज्यः शतक्रतुः । जातः सुरर्षिभिः साकं तस्मादेनं समुद्धर

Transliteration

guroravajñayā cādya bhraṣṭarājyaḥ śatakratuḥ | jātaḥ surarṣibhiḥ sākaṃ tasmādenaṃ samuddhara

Translation

Weil er seinen Guru missachtet hat, ist Śatakratu (Indra) nun aus seiner Herrschaft gefallen, zusammen mit den göttlichen Sehern. Darum richte ihn aus diesem Sturz wieder auf.

Word by Word

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of the guru’

• अवज्ञया: by disrespect/insult
• अवज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — ‘by/through disrespect’

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

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• भ्रष्ट-राज्यः: deprived of kingdom
• भ्रष्ट-राज्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्ट (कृदन्त; √भ्रंश् धातु) + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ये भ्रष्टः) — ‘one who has fallen from kingdom’

• शतक्रतुः: Śatakratu (Indra)
• शतक्रतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — इन्द्रस्य नाम

• जातः: became/was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘having become/was born’ (finite sense)

• सुर-ऋषिभिः: with the divine sages
• सुर-ऋषिभिः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी; with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सुराणां ऋषयः)

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘together with’)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-रूपेण हेत्वर्थ/तस्मादर्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः — ‘therefore/from that reason’

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘him/this one’

• समुद्धर: rescue/raise up
• समुद्धर: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘lift up/rescue!’

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The presiding Lord (Śiva/Īśvara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of devas and ṛṣis appeals for Indra, fallen from sovereignty due to guru-disrespect; the atmosphere is grave, with a plea for his uplift.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śatakratu)
• Guru (Bṛhaspati implied)
• Sura-ṛṣis (celestial sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect to one’s teacher destroys merit and stability; honoring the guru safeguards dharma and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is directly praised in this verse; it is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied prescription is ethical—avoid guru-apacāra and seek restoration through humility and divine refuge.