Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

राज्यं दत्तं महेंद्रस्य सुरैः सर्वैर्महर्षिभिः । तदागस्त्यादयः सर्वे नहुषं पर्युपासत

Transliteration

rājyaṃ dattaṃ maheṃdrasya suraiḥ sarvairmaharṣibhiḥ | tadāgastyādayaḥ sarve nahuṣaṃ paryupāsata

Translation

La souveraineté de Mahendra (Indra) fut conférée par tous les dieux et les grands sages. Alors Agastya et les autres se tinrent tous au service de Nahūṣa.

Word by Word

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• राज्यम्: कर्म (Object; in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• दत्तम्: was given
• दत्तम्: क्रिया (Predicate; passive/result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महेंद्रस्य: of Mahendra (Indra)
• महेंद्रस्य: सम्प्रदान-सम्बन्ध (Recipient relation; to/for Mahendra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: विशेषण (Qualifier of सुरैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महर्षिभिः: by the great sages
• महर्षिभिः: कर्ता (Agent in passive; co-agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अगस्त्यादयः: Agastya and others
• अगस्त्यादयः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘अगस्त्यः आदिः येषाम्’ (Agastya and others)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Qualifier of अगस्त्यादयः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नहुषम्: Nahuṣa
• नहुषम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नहुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• पर्युपासत: attended upon, served
• पर्युपासत: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, implied)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal coronation-like moment: Devas and Mahārṣis confer Indra’s sovereignty upon Nahūṣa; Agastya and other sages stand in attendance, serene yet authoritative.

Characters & Entities

• Mahendra (Indra)
• Nahūṣa
• Agastya
• Devas
• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Legitimate authority is affirmed by the consent of the righteous (devas and sages), and service to the established order is a dharmic duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No human tīrtha is specified; the verse centers on celestial polity and sagely attendance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.