Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

गुरोरवज्ञया चाद्य भ्रष्टराज्यः शतक्रतुः । जातः सुरर्षिभिः साकं तस्मादेनं समुद्धर

Transliteration

guroravajñayā cādya bhraṣṭarājyaḥ śatakratuḥ | jātaḥ surarṣibhiḥ sākaṃ tasmādenaṃ samuddhara

Translation

Pour avoir méprisé son guru, Śatakratu (Indra) est maintenant déchu de sa souveraineté, avec les sages divins. C’est pourquoi, relève-le de cette chute.

Word by Word

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of the guru’

• अवज्ञया: by disrespect/insult
• अवज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — ‘by/through disrespect’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• भ्रष्ट-राज्यः: deprived of kingdom
• भ्रष्ट-राज्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्ट (कृदन्त; √भ्रंश् धातु) + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ये भ्रष्टः) — ‘one who has fallen from kingdom’

• शतक्रतुः: Śatakratu (Indra)
• शतक्रतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — इन्द्रस्य नाम

• जातः: became/was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘having become/was born’ (finite sense)

• सुर-ऋषिभिः: with the divine sages
• सुर-ऋषिभिः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी; with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सुराणां ऋषयः)

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘together with’)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-रूपेण हेत्वर्थ/तस्मादर्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः — ‘therefore/from that reason’

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘him/this one’

• समुद्धर: rescue/raise up
• समुद्धर: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘lift up/rescue!’

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The presiding Lord (Śiva/Īśvara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of devas and ṛṣis appeals for Indra, fallen from sovereignty due to guru-disrespect; the atmosphere is grave, with a plea for his uplift.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śatakratu)
• Guru (Bṛhaspati implied)
• Sura-ṛṣis (celestial sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect to one’s teacher destroys merit and stability; honoring the guru safeguards dharma and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is directly praised in this verse; it is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied prescription is ethical—avoid guru-apacāra and seek restoration through humility and divine refuge.