Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततश्चक्री स दैत्येन ग्रस्तचक्रेण ताडितः । सुपर्णेन समायुक्तो जगाम विषमां व्यथाम्

Transliteration

tataścakrī sa daityena grastacakreṇa tāḍitaḥ | suparṇena samāyukto jagāma viṣamāṃ vyathām

Translation

Entonces el portador del disco (Śakra/Indra) fue golpeado por el Daitya, que había apresado aquel mismo disco; aun con la ayuda de Suparṇa (Garuḍa), cayó en grave aflicción.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• चक्रि: the discus-bearer (Hari)
• चक्रि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘चक्रि/चक्रिन्’ = one who has a discus (Viṣṇu)

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

• दैत्येन: by the demon
• दैत्येन: Karana/Karta (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• ग्रस्तचक्रेण: with (his) discus seized
• ग्रस्तचक्रेण: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रस्तचक्र (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रस्त (कृदन्त) + चक्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (whose discus was seized)

• ताडितः: was struck
• ताडितः: Karta (Grammatical subject in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ताड् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (struck)

• सुपर्णेन: with Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• सुपर्णेन: Sahakari/Karana (Accompaniment/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• समायुक्तः: being accompanied
• समायुक्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√युज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (being) joined/associated

• जगाम: went/entered
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विषमाम्: severe
• विषमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘व्यथाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• व्यथाम्: pain/distress
• व्यथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Daitya seizes the discus and strikes; the divine warrior reels. Garuḍa hovers close, wings spread, yet the hero suffers severe distress amid swirling dust and weapon-flashes.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Daitya
• Suparṇa (Garuḍa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even mighty powers can falter when overpowered by adharma; protection ultimately rests in divine order upheld by higher deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya narrative flow; the immediate shloka itself focuses on the battle episode rather than naming a distinct tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative, setting the scene for the ensuing divine intervention.