Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततः शक्रश्च विष्णुश्च लब्धसंज्ञौ धृतायुधौ । श्लाघयंतौ महादेवं संस्थितौ रणमूर्धनि

Transliteration

tataḥ śakraśca viṣṇuśca labdhasaṃjñau dhṛtāyudhau | ślāghayaṃtau mahādevaṃ saṃsthitau raṇamūrdhani

Translation

Darauf gewannen Śakra und Viṣṇu ihre Fassung zurück, ergriffen die Waffen und standen an der Spitze der Schlacht, Mahādeva preisend.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — क्रमसूचक

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• लब्धसंज्ञौ: having regained awareness
• लब्धसंज्ञौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labdha (jan/√labh; क्त) + saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थ: “लब्धा संज्ञा ययोः” (having regained consciousness)

• धृतायुधौ: bearing weapons
• धृतायुधौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhṛta (√dhṛ; क्त) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष: “धृतानि आयुधानि ययोः”

• श्लाघयन्तौ: (they two) praise
• श्लाघयन्तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ślāgh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद; प्रथमा (3rd) पुरुष, द्विवचन; वर्तमानकाले क्रिया; (अर्थतः ‘praising’)

• महादेवं: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: “महान् देवः”

• संस्थितौ: stood, were stationed
• संस्थितौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + sthā (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; “standing/being stationed”

• रणमूर्धनि: on the forefront of battle
• रणमूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa + mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: “रणस्य मूर्धा” (battle-front/crest of battle)

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (Śakra) and Viṣṇu stand at the battle’s forefront, weapons raised, yet their faces turned in reverent praise toward an unseen Mahādeva presence—suggested by a liṅga, trident aura, or blazing Śiva-tejas above the battlefield.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Viṣṇu
• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence and gratitude toward the divine protector restore strength; praise (stuti) aligns the mind with dharma in crisis.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the broader Tīrthamāhātmya atmosphere but does not specify a named tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, stuti (praise) of Mahādeva is modeled, but no formal vrata/dāna/snānā rule is stated.