Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

यथा न कुरुते राज्यं व्रीडितः स शचीपतिः । तच्छ्रुत्वा पद्मजस्तूर्णं हरिशंभुसमन्वितः

Transliteration

yathā na kurute rājyaṃ vrīḍitaḥ sa śacīpatiḥ | tacchrutvā padmajastūrṇaṃ hariśaṃbhusamanvitaḥ

Translation

Sie berichteten, wie der Gemahl Śacīs (Indra) aus Scham seine Königsherrschaft nicht fortführte. Als der Lotosgeborene (Brahmā) dies hörte, brach er sogleich auf, begleitet von Hari und Śambhu.

Word by Word

• yathā: as, just as
• yathā: Sambandha/Avyaya (Correlative/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/संबन्धबोधक (correlative adverb)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha/Avyaya (Negation/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• kurute: does, performs
• kurute: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular (Ātmanepada)

• rājyam: kingship, rule
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• vrīḍitaḥ: ashamed, embarrassed
• vrīḍitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vrīḍ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with śacīpatiḥ)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• śacīpatiḥ: lord of Śacī (Indra)
• śacīpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शच्याः पतिः)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Neuter, Accusative, Singular (object of śrutvā)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); Absolutive indicating prior action

• padmajaḥ: Padmaja (Brahmā, lotus-born)
• padmajaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पद्मात् जातः)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• hariśaṃbhusamanvitaḥ: accompanied by Hari and Śambhu
• hariśaṃbhusamanvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (सम्-√anv-i (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past participial adjective; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with padmajaḥ); समासः—तत्पुरुष (हरिशंभुभ्यां समन्वितः = accompanied by Hari and Śambhu)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra refuses to rule, head bowed; Brahmā rises swiftly, flanked by Viṣṇu and Śiva, setting out with purposeful stride—an image of coordinated divine response.

Characters & Entities

• Śacīpati (Indra)
• Brahmā (Padmaja)
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When duty is abandoned due to shame, divine wisdom acts to re-establish responsibility and order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it is part of the narrative build-up within Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.