Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

इन्द्रं चन्द्रं तथादित्यैर्याम्यवारुणमारुतैः । यदा सर्वैः परित्यक्तो लोकालोकैः सुरेश्वरैः

Transliteration

indraṃ candraṃ tathādityairyāmyavāruṇamārutaiḥ | yadā sarvaiḥ parityakto lokālokaiḥ sureśvaraiḥ

Translation

Il alla vers Indra, vers Candra et les Ādityas; vers les seigneurs de Yama, de Varuṇa et des Maruts; mais lorsqu’il fut abandonné par eux tous, par les souverains divins des mondes et des régions…

Word by Word

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine accusative singular

• चन्द्रम्: the Moon-god
• चन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine accusative singular

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (also/likewise)

• आदित्यैः: by the Ādityas
• आदित्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine instrumental plural

• याम्यवारुणमारुतैः: by the Yāmyas, Vāruṇas, and Mārutas
• याम्यवारुणमारुतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम्य + वारुण + मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (याम्याः च वारुणाः च मारुताः च); masculine instrumental plural

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (Temporal connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-सम्बन्धबोधक (when)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; masculine instrumental plural

• परित्यक्तः: abandoned
• परित्यक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; masculine nominative singular

• लोकालोकैः: by the worlds and non-worlds (all realms)
• लोकालोकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + अलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (लोकैः च अलोकैः च); masculine instrumental plural

• सुरेश्वरैः: by the lords of the gods
• सुरेश्वरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् ईश्वराः); masculine instrumental plural

Speaker

Sūta (deduced narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping assembly of deities—Indra with vajra, Candra with cool aura, radiant Ādityas, Yama, Varuṇa, and Maruts—turning away as the supplicant is left unsupported, the sense of abandonment palpable.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Candra
• Ādityas
• Yama
• Varuṇa
• Maruts
• Sureśvaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly and celestial powers may fail to protect; ultimate refuge lies beyond limited authorities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.