Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

देवदूतोऽपि रामेण समं चक्रे ततः परम् । मंत्रं शक्रसमादिष्टं तथान्यैः स्वर्गवासिभिः

Transliteration

devadūto'pi rāmeṇa samaṃ cakre tataḥ param | maṃtraṃ śakrasamādiṣṭaṃ tathānyaiḥ svargavāsibhiḥ

Translation

Daraufhin handelte auch der göttliche Bote im Einklang mit Rāma und überbrachte und vollzog das Mantra, das Śakra (Indra) und andere Himmelsbewohner geboten hatten.

Word by Word

• देवदूतः: the divine messenger
• देवदूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (god's messenger); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• रामेण: with Rama
• रामेण: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समम्: together
• समम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverb: 'together/equally')

• चक्रे: did / performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• परम्: afterwards / next
• परम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (afterwards/next)

• मन्त्रम्: a mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शक्रसमादिष्टम्: commanded by Indra
• शक्रसमादिष्टम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-आ-दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (commanded by Śakra); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मन्त्रम्)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (so/likewise)

• अन्यैः: by/with others
• अन्यैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्वर्गवासिभिः: by the inhabitants of heaven
• स्वर्गवासिभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष-समास (dweller in heaven); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous deva-dūta stands near Rāma, conveying Indra’s enjoined mantra; subtle presence of other svargavāsins as radiant silhouettes, suggesting celestial consensus.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Devadūta
• Śakra (Indra)
• svargavāsins (heavenly beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is supported by divine order: righteous agents may receive higher sanction and guidance, symbolized by Indra’s messenger and an instructed mantra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it advances the chapter’s narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A “mantra” is mentioned as divinely instructed, but the text here does not specify its wording or a formal rite.