Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तेन वै कारणेनेंद्र मदीयं वचनं कुरु । कार्यहेतोस्त्वया कार्यो दैत्यैः सह समागमः

Transliteration

tena vai kāraṇeneṃdra madīyaṃ vacanaṃ kuru | kāryahetostvayā kāryo daityaiḥ saha samāgamaḥ

Translation

Aus eben diesem Grund, o Indra, handle nach meinem Wort. Um des anstehenden Werkes willen musst du den Daityas begegnen und ein Bündnis mit ihnen schließen.

Word by Word

• तेन: therefore/by that
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘by that/therefore’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• कारणेन: by the reason
• कारणेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument-Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘by reason/cause’

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘O Indra!’

• मदीयम्: my
• मदीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘my’ (qualifying वचनम्)

• वचनम्: command
• वचनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘word/command’

• कुरु: do/obey
• कुरु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘do!’

• कार्य-हेतोः: for the purpose of the task
• कार्य-हेतोः: Hetu (Purpose-cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास — ‘for the sake of the task’ (hetu-arth)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘by you’

• कार्यः: should be done
• कार्यः: Kriya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — विधेय-विशेषण ‘to be done/should be done’ (agreeing with समागमः)

• दैत्यैः: with the Daityas (demons)
• दैत्यैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘with the demons’

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

• समागमः: meeting
• समागमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘meeting/coming together’

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra (Śakra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A commanding instruction is given to Indra: for the mission’s sake, he must meet and ally with the Daityas.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Daityas
• Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma sometimes requires strategic diplomacy—acting wisely to avert greater harm and re-establish balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the verse is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a directive for political-spiritual strategy (nīti) in service of a necessary task.