Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय जगामादर्शनं हरः । शक्रोऽपि रहितः पापैर्जगाम त्रिदशालयम्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | sa tatheti pratijñāya jagāmādarśanaṃ haraḥ | śakro'pi rahitaḥ pāpairjagāma tridaśālayam

Translation

Dijo Sūta: Habiendo prometido: «Así sea», Hara (Śiva) desapareció de la vista. Y Śakra (Indra) también, libre de pecados, regresó a la morada de los treinta dioses (el cielo).

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• tathā: so; thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्योपपादक (quotative element in 'tathā iti')

• iti: thus (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• pratijñāya: having promised
• pratijñāya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati-jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• adarśanam: to invisibility; out of sight
• adarśanam: Gati/Adhikarana (Goal-state/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे द्वितीया (accusative of goal/state)

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Additive particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि (particle 'also')

• rahitaḥ: free; devoid
• rahitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• pāpaiḥ: from sins (lit. by sins)
• pāpaiḥ: Hetu/Apavarga (Separation basis/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tridaśa-ālayam: the abode of the gods (heaven)
• tridaśa-ālayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bālamaṇḍana

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (implied Nāimiṣāraṇya frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, after granting the boon, fades from view in a luminous aura; Indra stands relieved, radiance returning to his face, then turns toward the celestial path back to Svarga.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Hara (Śiva)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Tridaśālaya (Svarga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace removes sin and restores dharmic order; once the boon is granted, the Lord remains beyond ordinary perception.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context is the Bālamaṇḍana tīrtha described in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya, Adhyāya 22.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it concludes a narrative moment—Śiva departs and Indra returns purified.