Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । ततो बृहस्पतिः प्राह चिरं ध्यात्वा शचीपतिम् । प्रहृष्टवदनो ज्ञात्वा जयोपायं महाहवे

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tato bṛhaspatiḥ prāha ciraṃ dhyātvā śacīpatim | prahṛṣṭavadano jñātvā jayopāyaṃ mahāhave

Translation

Dijo Sūta: Entonces Bṛhaspati, tras meditar largo tiempo en el señor de Śacī (Indra), habló—con el rostro radiante de gozo, al haber comprendido el medio de la victoria en aquella gran batalla.

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta (the narrator)
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अपादान/क्रमसूचक (thereupon/then)

• bṛhaspatiḥ: Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (अह्/ब्रू)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-नपुंसक-एकवचन-प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative: ‘for a long time’)

• dhyātvā: having meditated
• dhyātvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (ध्यै) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having meditated/thought’

• śacīpatim: Śacī’s lord (Indra)
• śacīpatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘शच्याः पतिः’ (husband of Śacī = Indra)

• prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ: with a delighted face
• prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective of bṛhaspatiḥ/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prahṛṣṭa + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः: ‘प्रहृष्टं वदनं यस्य’ (whose face is delighted)

• jñātvā: having understood
• jñātvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having known’

• jayopāyam: the means to victory
• jayopāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya + upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: ‘जयस्य उपायः’ (means of victory)

• mahāhave: in the great battle
• mahāhave: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + āhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: ‘महान् आहवः’ (great combat)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣa frame; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati sits in meditation, eyes half-closed; then opens them with a bright, joyful face, ready to speak the victory-means to Indra.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Bṛhaspati
• Śacīpati (Indra)
• Śacī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right counsel arises from deep reflection; wisdom turns anxiety into clarity and confidence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is a narrative transition within Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse highlights contemplation (dhyāna-like reflection) leading to an effective remedy.