Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यो नित्यमगमत्स्वर्गे वासवं रमते सदा । शनैश्चरो जितो येन रोहिणीं परिभेदयन्

Transliteration

yo nityamagamatsvarge vāsavaṃ ramate sadā | śanaiścaro jito yena rohiṇīṃ paribhedayan

Translation

Er ging beständig in den Himmel und erfreute Vāsava (Indra) immerdar. Durch ihn wurde Śanaiścara (Saturn) bezwungen, selbst als er Rohiṇī bedrängte.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time/frequency)

• अगमत्: went
• अगमत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• स्वर्गे: to heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikaraṇa (Destination/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• वासवम्: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रमते: delights in / enjoys
• रमते: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• शनैश्चरः: Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• शनैश्चरः: Karta (Subject of second clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनैः+चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (शनैः चरति इति)

• जितः: conquered
• जितः: Kriyā (Predicate in passive sense)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) → जित (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (was conquered)

• येन: by whom
• येन: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive: by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• रोहिणीम्: Rohiṇī
• रोहिणीम्: Karma (Object of paribhedayan)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• परिभेदयन्: afflicting / tormenting
• परिभेदयन्: Karta (as participial predicate: 'while afflicting')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि+भिद् (धातु) → परिभेदयत् (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, present active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शनैश्चरः)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrī Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (implied source of puṇya in the narrative arc)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king ascends to Svarga, welcomed by Indra; in a parallel celestial vignette, Śanaiścara’s dark presence is shown subdued, while Rohiṇī (as a star/maiden) is relieved from affliction.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsava (Indra)
• Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• Rohiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and divine favor are portrayed as granting mastery over adversity, even forces symbolized by grahas like Saturn.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is characterizing the king’s merit within the ongoing Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha narrative rather than naming a new tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes results and stature rather than a specific rite.