Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

तद्वाक्यं विष्णुना तस्य शंसितं शंकरेण तु । इंद्राद्यैश्च सुरैः सर्वैर्दानवैश्च विशेषतः

Transliteration

tadvākyaṃ viṣṇunā tasya śaṃsitaṃ śaṃkareṇa tu | iṃdrādyaiśca suraiḥ sarvairdānavaiśca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Jenes Wort von ihm wurde von Viṣṇu gebilligt und ebenso von Śaṅkara; von Indra und allen Göttern, und besonders auch von den Dānavas.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextual), एकवचन — विशेषणम् (vākyaṃ इति)

• vākyaṃ: statement; speech
• vākyaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृस्थानी (that statement was praised)

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu
• viṣṇunā: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — कर्तृकरणभावे (by Viṣṇu)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — सम्बन्ध (of him)

• śaṃsitam: praised; commended
• śaṃsitam: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śaṃs (शंस् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘praised/commended’ (vākyaṃ इति)

• śaṃkareṇa: by Śaṅkara
• śaṃkareṇa: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — कर्तृकरणभावे (by Śaṅkara)

• tu: and also; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/विशेष-निपात) — ‘but/indeed’

• indra-ādyaiḥ: by Indra and others
• indra-ādyaiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘इन्द्रः आदिः येषाम्’ (by Indra and others)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• suraiḥ: by the gods
• suraiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — कर्तृकरणभावे

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — विशेषणम् (suraiḥ इति)

• dānavaiḥ: by the Dānavas
• dānavaiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — कर्तृकरणभावे

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Prayojaka (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘especially’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājendra (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu and Śaṅkara, serene and radiant, nod in approval; Indra and the devas mirror the assent; even the dānavas agree, lowering weapons and relaxing their stance as order is restored.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Indra
• Sura(s)
• Dānava(s)
• Bali

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is recognizable across divisions: when an act is righteous, even opposing parties and great deities concur.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is indicated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse confirms approval of the offering/precedence principle stated earlier.