Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्य तुष्टेन संदत्तं विमानं कामगं पुरा । शक्रेण तत्र संतिष्ठञ्छनैश्चरमुपाद्रवत्

Transliteration

tasya tuṣṭena saṃdattaṃ vimānaṃ kāmagaṃ purā | śakreṇa tatra saṃtiṣṭhañchanaiścaramupādravat

Translation

Einst hatte Indra (Śakra), wohlgefällig gestimmt, ihm eine wunschbewegliche Vimāna verliehen; darauf stehend, stürmte er auf Śanaiścara los.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular) — सर्वनाम-रूप

• तुष्टेन: by the satisfied (one)
• तुष्टेन: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √तुष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे; ‘satisfied’

• संदत्तम्: bestowed
• संदत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘given/bestowed’

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• कामगम्: moving at will
• कामगम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — ‘at will-going’

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• शक्रेण: by Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रेण: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संतिष्ठन्: while standing
• संतिष्ठन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √स्था (धातु) (वर्तमान-कृदन्त; शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘standing/remaining’

• शनैश्चरम्: Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• शनैश्चरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनैश्चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• उपाद्रवत्: attacked/rushed upon
• उपाद्रवत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra’s granted wish-moving vimāna gleams in the sky; a hero stands upon it, advancing toward Śanaiścara in a tense celestial standoff.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Vimāna
• Śanaiścara (Saturn)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even with divine gifts and power, confronting cosmic forces is framed within a larger dharmic narrative where ultimate resolution depends on righteousness and divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No distinct tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the Adhyāya 96 storyline that supports the surrounding tīrtha-māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it recounts the prior bestowal of a wish-moving vimāna and the ensuing assault on Śanaiścara.