Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

एवं स चतुरो मासान्द्वितीयादिवसे हरिम् । पूजयित्वा सहस्राक्षस्तेजसा सहितोऽभवत्

Transliteration

evaṃ sa caturo māsāndvitīyādivase harim | pūjayitvā sahasrākṣastejasā sahito'bhavat

Translation

Thus, having worshiped Hari for four months beginning on the second lunar day, Sahasrākṣa (Indra) became endowed with tejas—radiant power and splendor.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): ‘एवं/thus’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (मासान् इति)

• मासान्: months
• मासान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• द्वितीयादिवसे: on the second day
• द्वितीयादिवसे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीया + दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/निर्देश-सम्बन्धः): ‘द्वितीयायाः दिवसः’

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘पूज्’ धातोः: ‘पूजयित्वा/ having worshipped’

• सहस्राक्षः: Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास: ‘सहस्रम् अक्षाणि यस्य सः’ (इन्द्रः)

• तेजसा: with radiance/power
• तेजसा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सहितः: endowed/associated
• सहितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘युक्त/समन्वित’

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrative voice (concluding result of the instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, after four months of disciplined worship, stands radiant—his body haloed with tejas—before Hari, indicating the fruition of vow and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Aśūnyaśayanā (implied)
• Four-month vow (cāturmāsya-like)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disciplined, time-bound worship yields inner and outer strength—tejas arises from faithful observance of vrata.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha setting functions as the sanctified stage where the four-month worship is performed and bears fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Hari for four months starting from dvitīyā; the stated outcome is attainment of tejas (radiant power).