Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा सहस्राक्षो विससर्जाथ तं तदा । संमान्य बहुमानेन गौरीशंकरपार्श्वतः

Transliteration

evamuktvā sahasrākṣo visasarjātha taṃ tadā | saṃmānya bahumānena gaurīśaṃkarapārśvataḥ

Translation

So sprach der Tausendäugige (Indra) und entließ ihn daraufhin, ihn mit großer Ehrfurcht ehrend, an der Seite von Gaurī und Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having said)

• सहस्राक्षः: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः (सहस्रम् अक्षाणि यस्य सः); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• विससर्ज: dismissed / sent away
• विससर्ज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्ययम् (then/thereupon)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• संमान्य: having honored
• संमान्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + मान् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/य-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive); ‘सम्मानं कृत्वा’

• बहुमानेन: with great respect
• बहुमानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• गौरी-शंकर-पार्श्वतः: from beside Gaurī and Śaṅkara / at their side
• गौरी-शंकर-पार्श्वतः: Apadana/Desha (अपादान/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक) + शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (गौरीशंकरयोः पार्श्वम्); ‘पार्श्वतः’ इति तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् (ablatival adverb: from/beside)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, the thousand-eyed, having spoken, respectfully dismisses the elephant-faced one; the scene is set near Śiva and Gaurī, suggesting a divine assembly or sanctified presence.

Characters & Entities

• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Gaṇeśa (implied)
• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True honor is rooted in recognition of dharmic service; even the king of devas bows to the one who safeguards the cosmic mission.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the sanctified presence of Gaurī-Śaṅkara, a common māhātmya motif for sacralizing place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.