Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

ऐकपद्येन सर्वेषामिंद्रलोकनिवासिनाम् । बभूव परमोत्साहो महामोदकरस्तथा

Transliteration

aikapadyena sarveṣāmiṃdralokanivāsinām | babhūva paramotsāho mahāmodakarastathā

Translation

Par cette seule parole, tous les habitants du monde d’Indra furent saisis d’un élan suprême, et une grande joie s’éleva.

Word by Word

• aikapadyena: in a single verse (in one metrical line)
• aikapadyena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aika-padya (प्रातिपदिक; एक + पद्य)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययवत् (instrumental-form used adverbially): ‘एकपद्येन’ = ‘एकपद्य-रूपेण/एकपद्य-प्रकारेण’

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• indraloka-nivāsinām: of the dwellers in Indra’s world
• indraloka-nivāsinām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra-loka-nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र + लोक + निवासिन्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सप्तमी-सम्बन्धार्थ); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• babhūva: became / arose
• babhūva: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• paramotsāhaḥ: supreme enthusiasm
• paramotsāhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama-utsāha (प्रातिपदिक; परम + उत्साह)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• mahāmodakaraḥ: producing great joy
• mahāmodakaraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-moda-kara (प्रातिपदिक; महा + मोद + कर)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (paramotsāhaḥ इत्यस्य)

• tathā: thus; also
• tathā: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Svarga court: devas and apsarases pause mid-festival as a single utterance spreads like a wave, igniting enthusiasm and delight across Indra’s city.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Indraloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious speech and divine proclamation can uplift an entire community—joy spreads through shared dharmic celebration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa; this verse specifically references Indra’s realm rather than a terrestrial tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the effect of a proclamation on the devas.