Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तथा चक्रुः सुराः सर्वे हित्वा चैवामरावतीम् । बर्हिणो रुपमास्थाय गतः सद्यः पुरंदरः

Transliteration

tathā cakruḥ surāḥ sarve hitvā caivāmarāvatīm | barhiṇo rupamāsthāya gataḥ sadyaḥ puraṃdaraḥ

Translation

Ainsi firent tous les dieux, abandonnant Amarāvatī. Et Purandara (Indra), prenant la forme d’un paon, s’en alla sur-le-champ.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• चक्रुः: did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• हित्वा: having left
• हित्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): ‘having abandoned’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• अमरावतीम्: Amarāvatī
• अमरावतीम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बर्हिणः: of a peacock
• बर्हिणः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having assumed
• आस्थाय: Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): ‘having assumed/taken’

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया/गतिवाचक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past participle, active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

Speaker

Lomaśa (narration continues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic moment: devas leaving the jeweled city; Indra transforms into a peacock—iridescent, alert—taking flight or moving swiftly toward the horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Purandara)
• Amarāvatī
• Devas
• Peacock (barhin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In times of danger, even the powerful adopt humility and concealment; protection of dharma may require prudence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised directly; the verse describes leaving Amarāvatī within the Kedārakhaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative description.