Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

चिरकालगतं ज्ञात्वा दूतं तु त्रिदशाधिपः । स्वयं तत्राययौ कोपादारुह्यैरावणं गजम्

Transliteration

cirakālagataṃ jñātvā dūtaṃ tu tridaśādhipaḥ | svayaṃ tatrāyayau kopādāruhyairāvaṇaṃ gajam

Translation

Al saber que el mensajero llevaba mucho tiempo ausente, el señor de los treinta dioses (Indra), airado, acudió allí en persona, montando al elefante Airāvata.

Word by Word

• चिरकालगतम्: (the messenger) who had been gone for a long time / long absent
• चिरकालगतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर + काल + गत (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘गत’—‘gone/elapsed’; समासः: चिरकाल-गत (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः)

• ज्ञात्वा: having understood
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययभावे क्त्वान्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया—‘having known/understood’

• दूतम्: the messenger
• दूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); विरोध/विशेषार्थक ‘but/indeed’

• त्रिदशाधिपः: the lord of the gods (Indra)
• त्रिदशाधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘त्रिदशानाम् अधिपः’

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Agent-emphasis/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्वकृत्य-निर्देशक (emphatic adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आययौ: went/came
• आययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कोपात्: out of anger
• कोपात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे—‘from/through anger’

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√रुह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: अव्ययभावे ल्यबन्त (gerund); ‘having mounted’

• ऐरावणम्: Airāvata (Indra’s elephant)
• ऐरावणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐरावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य—गजस्य नाम

• गजम्: elephant
• गजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ऐरावणस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

Speaker

Pulastya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māmu-hrada (destination)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, crowned and radiant, rides the white elephant Airāvata through stormy clouds toward a forest pond; his face shows anger, attendants trailing behind.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Devadūta
• Airāvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine status does not preclude anger; Purāṇic stories often contrast such passions with a sage’s steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The arrival occurs at the same Arbuda-region locale where Mudgala resides (connected in the narrative to Māmu-hrada).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates Indra’s personal arrival.