Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तद्वृत्तांतं समाकर्ण्य तस्य शक्रः प्रहर्षितः । भूपालं तं समभ्येत्य ततश्चोवाच सादरम्

Transliteration

tadvṛttāṃtaṃ samākarṇya tasya śakraḥ praharṣitaḥ | bhūpālaṃ taṃ samabhyetya tataścovāca sādaram

Translation

Als Śakra (Indra) den ganzen Bericht über das Geschehene vernahm, wurde er von Freude erfüllt. Er trat zu jenem König und sprach ihn mit ehrerbietiger Herzlichkeit an.

Word by Word

• tatvṛttāntam: that account/incident
• tatvṛttāntam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + vṛttānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (tad-vṛttāntaḥ = that account)

• samākarṇya: having heard
• samākarṇya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√karṇ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• praharṣitaḥ: delighted
• praharṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhūpālam: the king (protector of earth)
• bhūpālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (bhūyāḥ pālaḥ)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samabhyetya: having approached
• samabhyetya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-abhi-√i (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sādaram: respectfully
• sādaram: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; direct speech begins next verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant and crowned, descends from the sky with attendants; he approaches Daśaratha respectfully, hands in a courteous gesture, while sages look on.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Bhūpāla (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine beings rejoice in and honor righteous deeds; dharma naturally draws respectful recognition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within Tīrthamāhātmya, but this specific line functions as narrative transition rather than naming a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces Indra’s appreciative address.