Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । कृष्ण जानासि त्वं चापि यश्च मेऽत्र पराभवः । क्रियते दानवेन्द्रेण वृकेण सुदुरात्मना

Transliteration

indra uvāca | kṛṣṇa jānāsi tvaṃ cāpi yaśca me'tra parābhavaḥ | kriyate dānavendreṇa vṛkeṇa sudurātmanā

Translation

Indra sprach: O Kṛṣṇa, auch du kennst die Niederlage und die Schmach, die mich hier treffen—verursacht durch den Dānava-König Vṛka, jenen von böser Seele.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कृष्ण: O Krishna
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जानासि: you know
• जानासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; also/indeed)

• यः: which/that (who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: here)

• पराभवः: defeat, humiliation
• पराभवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रियते: is done/is being caused
• क्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• दानवेन्द्रेण: by the lord of the Dānavas
• दानवेन्द्रेण: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वृकेण: by Vṛka
• वृकेण: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुदुरात्मना: by the very wicked-souled (one)
• सुदुरात्मना: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) वृकेण

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, crown slightly askew, speaks with visible distress to Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu; behind him, a shadowy figure of Vṛka (asura king) looms, suggesting oppression and recurring defeat.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa)
• Vṛka
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mighty seek refuge in the Supreme when unrighteous forces cause decline; humility precedes divine help.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is part of a narrative dialogue; no particular tīrtha is named within the shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed here; Indra begins stating the problem for which he seeks a boon.