Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

प्राप्तस्तु मेध्यतां शक्र विमुक्तो ब्रह्महत्यया । तस्मादागच्छ गच्छामः सहितास्त्रिदशालयम्

Transliteration

prāptastu medhyatāṃ śakra vimukto brahmahatyayā | tasmādāgaccha gacchāmaḥ sahitāstridaśālayam

Translation

Sie sprachen: „O Śakra, du hast Reinheit erlangt und bist vom Makel der brahma-hatyā, der Brahmanentötung, befreit; darum komm — lasst uns gemeinsam zur Wohnstatt der Dreiunddreißig (zum Himmel) gehen.“

Word by Word

• प्राप्तः: (I am) attained/has reached
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √आप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle) — Masculine, Nominative singular; PPP

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/समुच्चय-भेदक — particle (but/indeed)

• मेध्यताम्: purity/fitness for sacrifice
• मेध्यताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेध्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative singular

• शक्र: O Śakra (Indra)
• शक्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative singular

• विमुक्तः: freed/released
• विमुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुक्त (कृदन्त; √मुच् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — Masculine, Nominative singular; PPP

• ब्रह्महत्यया: from/by the sin of brahmin-slaying
• ब्रह्महत्यया: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument/हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental singular

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Reason/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन — Ablative singular (from that/therefore)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperative, 2nd person singular, parasmaipada

• गच्छामः: we go/let us go
• गच्छामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — Present, 1st person plural, parasmaipada

• सहिताः: together/with companions
• सहिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — Masculine, Nominative plural; PPP (together/associated)

• त्रिदशालयम्: the abode of the gods (heaven)
• त्रिदशालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश + आलय (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिदशानाम् आलयः)

Speaker

Devas (headed by Brahmā and Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara tīrtha / Nāgabila (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śakra (Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A purified Śakra (Indra), freed from brahmahatyā, is invited to ascend with the speaker toward the Trāyastriṃśa abode; the tīrtha’s sanctity is implied in the background with Gaṅgā imagery and a nearby liṅga shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Tridaśas (gods)
• Brahmahatyā (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A powerful tīrtha and Śiva-worship can function as expiation (prayāścitta), restoring purity and divine standing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara–Nāgabila tīrtha, presented as capable of removing even brahmahatyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, worship at the site is treated as expiatory; the verse highlights the achieved purity and release from brahmahatyā.