Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । अंधकेन हृतं राज्यं मम वीर्यात्सुरेश्वर । यज्ञभागैः समोपेतं हत्वाऽशु तत्प्रयच्छ मे

Transliteration

indra uvāca | aṃdhakena hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ mama vīryātsureśvara | yajñabhāgaiḥ samopetaṃ hatvā'śu tatprayaccha me

Translation

Indra sprach: „O Herr der Götter! Andhaka hat mir mit Gewalt mein Reich geraubt. Töte ihn rasch—ihn, der die Opferanteile an sich gerissen hat—und gib mir jene Herrschaft zurück.“

Word by Word

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Speech verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aṃdhakena: by Andhaka
• aṃdhakena: Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃdhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• hṛtam: taken away
• hṛtam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √hṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘हृतम्’ (taken away)

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karta (Subject of passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• vīryāt: from (my) valor/power
• vīryāt: Apādāna (Source/ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• sureśvara: O lord of the gods
• sureśvara: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• yajñabhāgaiḥ: with the sacrificial portions
• yajñabhāgaiḥ: Karaṇa/Sahakārī (Accompaniment/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• samopetam: endowed/combined (with)
• samopetam: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-upa-√i (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युक्तम्/समन्वितम्’ (qualifies rājyaṃ)

• hatvā: having slain
• hatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• aśu: quickly
• aśu: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शीघ्रार्थक (adverb of speed)

• tat: that (kingdom)
• tat: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘तत् (राज्यम्)’ इति अनुवृत्ति

• prayaccha: grant/restore
• prayaccha: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient/दत्तिव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Indra (Śakra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, visibly agitated yet controlled, appeals to Śiva; imagery of a shadowy Andhaka usurping a throne and seizing sacrificial offerings can appear as a vignette behind Indra’s speech.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Andhaka
• Sureśvara (Śiva addressed as Lord of gods)
• Yajñabhāga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When rightful order is seized by force, the dharmic remedy is sought through divine authority rather than mere retaliation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is named; the focus is on the restoration of svarga and yajña-order in a Purāṇic frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; ‘yajñabhāga’ indicates the theological principle that sacrificial offerings belong to the gods by dharma.