Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ते वचने देव्या तथा चक्रुरतं द्रिताः । आह्वयामासुरसुराः सर्वान्देवान्सवासवान्

Transliteration

ityukte vacane devyā tathā cakrurataṃ dritāḥ | āhvayāmāsurasurāḥ sarvāndevānsavāsavān

Translation

Quand la Déesse eut parlé ainsi, ils agirent en conséquence sans négligence. Alors les asuras convoquèrent tous les dieux, avec Indra (Vāsava).

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-निपात (quotative particle)

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् धातोः)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) लोकेटिव-अब्सोल्यूट (locative absolute)

• वचने: in the words/speech
• वचने: Adhikaraṇa (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; उक्ते इत्यनेन सह सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः (locative absolute)

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तथा: so, accordingly
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'so/thus')

• चक्रुः: they did
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचन

• रतम्: (the act) as agreed/engaged (i.e., what was enjoined)
• रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपूरक (object-complement) 'ratam' = 'engaged'

• द्रिताः: hastened, quickly
• द्रिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रित (कृदन्त; √दृ/द्रि? पाठभेद; 'द्रुत' अर्थे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त; 'द्रित' = द्रुत/शीघ्र (hastened)

• आह्वयामासुः: they summoned, called
• आह्वयामासुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आह्वा (धातु; √ह्वा)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचन; उपसर्गः: आ-

• असुराः: the asuras
• असुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सवासवान्: together with Vāsava (Indra)
• सवासवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः: स-वासव (सह-तत्पुरुषः: 'with Indra')

Speaker

Narrator (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta) (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the Goddess’s instruction, the asuras urgently convene the full pantheon, including Indra, for the impending distribution of amṛta.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Asurāḥ
• Devāḥ
• Vāsava (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prompt action following righteous instruction is emphasized; delay weakens dharmic outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context provides the sacred Kedāra backdrop, though this verse is narrative action rather than site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it records immediate compliance and the summoning of the devas.