Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

तेन रुष्टः सहस्राक्षस्तव चांते समागताः । तस्मात्कुरु प्रसादं नः श्राद्धार्हाः स्याम वै यथा

Transliteration

tena ruṣṭaḥ sahasrākṣastava cāṃte samāgatāḥ | tasmātkuru prasādaṃ naḥ śrāddhārhāḥ syāma vai yathā

Translation

Darum wurde Sahasrākṣa (Indra) zornig, und wir sind in deine Gegenwart gekommen. So gewähre uns deine Gnade, damit wir wahrlich würdig werden, die Śrāddha-Gaben zu empfangen.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; because of that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रुष्टः: angered
• रुष्टः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुष् (धातु) → रुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सहस्राक्षः: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one who has a thousand eyes = Indra)

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• समागताः: have come; assembled
• समागताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate of implied ‘we’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु) → समागत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/Therefore)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• कुरु: do; make
• कुरु: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रसादम्: favor; grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• नः: to us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन-बहुवचन-रूप (enclitic); अत्र चतुर्थी-बहुवचनार्थे (to us)

• श्राद्धार्हाः: worthy of śrāddha offerings
• श्राद्धार्हाः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective of ‘we’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्राद्ध + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्याम: may we be
• स्याम: Kriya (Desired state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/assurance)

• यथा: so that; as
• यथा: Prayojana/Upamāna (Purpose/Correlation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction/adverb: so that/as)

Speaker

Viśvedevāḥ (petitioning Brahmā/Pitāmaha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of beings, distressed by Indra’s anger, stand before a higher authority pleading for prasāda so they may become worthy recipients of śrāddha; the mood is penitential and formal.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvedevāḥ
• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• Śrāddha
• Brahmā (implied as addressee from prior verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Restoration of dharma comes through humility and seeking divine sanction; eligibility for sacred rites is not merely claimed but granted by rightful order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is set in Brahmā’s presence; the surrounding narrative explicitly connects to Gayā as the śrāddha-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It emphasizes śrāddha-arhatā (ritual eligibility) and the necessity of divine/ritual authorization for receiving offerings.