Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ततो दानवसैन्येन महता परिवारितः । गतः शक्रपुरीं योद्धुं विख्याताममरावतीम्

Transliteration

tato dānavasainyena mahatā parivāritaḥ | gataḥ śakrapurīṃ yoddhuṃ vikhyātāmamarāvatīm

Translation

Daraufhin, von einem gewaltigen Heer der Dānavas umringt, zog er aus, um gegen Śakras Stadt zu kämpfen — Amarāvatī, die in allen Welten berühmt ist.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तर (adverb: then/from there)

• दानव-सैन्येन: by/with the demon army
• दानव-सैन्येन: Karana (Instrument/Means करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दानवानां सैन्यं

• महता: great, huge
• महता: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); सैन्येन इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Kriya (Action/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (Past Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (Past Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्र-पुरीम्: to Śakra’s city
• शक्र-पुरीम्: Karma (Object/Goal कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शक्रस्य पुरी

• योद्धुम्: to fight
• योद्धुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• विख्याताम्: renowned
• विख्याताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); अमरावतीम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अमरावतीम्: Amarāvatī
• अमरावतीम्: Karma (Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); शक्रपुरीम् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम् (apposition)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amarāvatī (Śakrapurī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tāraka advances with a massive dānava host—standards, chariots, elephants—toward the radiant, fortified Amarāvatī of Śakra, shimmering like a city of clouds and jewels.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava
• Śakra (Indra)
• Amarāvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride and aggression propel adharmic forces toward conflict, setting the stage for dharma’s eventual reassertion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it narrates the approach to Amarāvatī within the broader Māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.