Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

ततः शेषात्मतां यातं लक्ष्मणं सत्यसंगरम् । उवाच मधुरं शक्रः सुराणां तत्र पश्यताम्

Transliteration

tataḥ śeṣātmatāṃ yātaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ satyasaṃgaram | uvāca madhuraṃ śakraḥ surāṇāṃ tatra paśyatām

Translation

Dann, als Śakra (Indra) Lakṣmaṇa sah—der den Zustand Śeṣas erlangt hatte und in der Wahrheit standhaft war—sprach er süß, während die Götter dort zusahen.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• śeṣa-ātmatām: the state of being Śeṣa (Śeṣa-nature)
• śeṣa-ātmatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + -tā (तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक -ताम्; तत्पुरुषः = 'śeṣasya ātmatā'

• yātam: having attained
• yātam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'having attained' (लक्ष्मणम् इति विशेषण)

• lakṣmaṇam: Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• satya-saṃgaram: true in battle; of truthful combat
• satya-saṃgaram: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = 'satye saṃgaraḥ yasya' (सत्ये संग्रामः/प्रतिज्ञा-युद्धः)

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• madhuram: sweetly
• madhuram: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (मधुरं उवाच)

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

• surāṇām: of the gods
• surāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• paśyatām: as they watched
• paśyatām: Adhikarana (Circumstantial/सापेक्ष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paśy (धातु; √dṛś)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष, बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले 'while (they) were seeing' (सामान्यतः सति-सप्तमीभावार्थ)

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarayū-tīra (Śeṣa-lakṣmaṇa-sākṣitva)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmaṇa stands or sits in luminous composure, subtly transfigured with Śeṣa’s aura; Indra addresses him sweetly while devas watch in reverent astonishment; the Sarayū flows as a calm witness.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Śeṣa (Ananta)
• Indra (Śakra)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True identity aligned with cosmic dharma is revealed; steadfast truth becomes a mark of divine nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s Sarayū vicinity, where Lakṣmaṇa’s divine identity is disclosed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a recognition scene preceding Indra’s instruction.