Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

आनिनाय शतानीकं सहायार्थं पुरंदरः । स यौवराज्ये तनयं विधाय विधिना नृपः

Transliteration

ānināya śatānīkaṃ sahāyārthaṃ puraṃdaraḥ | sa yauvarājye tanayaṃ vidhāya vidhinā nṛpaḥ

Translation

Purandara (Indra) amena Śatānīka pour allié. Et ce roi, selon l’ordre prescrit, établit son fils comme héritier (yauvarāja).

Word by Word

• आनिनाय: brought, led (here)
• आनिनाय: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः—आ

• शतानीकम्: Śatānīka (proper name)
• शतानीकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतानीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सहायार्थम्: for assistance, as help
• सहायार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सहायस्य अर्थः)

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• यौवराज्ये: in the position of crown-prince
• यौवराज्ये: Adhikaraṇa (State/position)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवराज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तनयम्: (his) son
• तनयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विधाय: having appointed/placed
• विधाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); उपसर्गः—वि

• विधिना: by rule, duly, according to procedure
• विधिना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brahmakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, regal and radiant, summons King Śatānīka; the king performs a formal consecration of his son as yuvarāja, then prepares for alliance in war.

Characters & Entities

• Purandara (Indra)
• Śatānīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through orderly governance—proper succession and readiness to protect the world when called.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse advances the Setukhaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only the notion of acting “vidhinā” (according to proper rule/rite) in installing the heir; no specific ritual is detailed.