Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

गत्वा स्वयं सहस्राक्षः सर्वैर्देवगणैः सह । प्रोवाच शंकरं गौर्या सार्धमेकासनस्थितम्

Transliteration

gatvā svayaṃ sahasrākṣaḥ sarvairdevagaṇaiḥ saha | provāca śaṃkaraṃ gauryā sārdhamekāsanasthitam

Translation

Alors Sahasrākṣa (Indra) lui-même s’y rendit, accompagné de toutes les cohortes divines, et s’adressa à Śaṅkara, assis sur un même siège avec Gaurī.

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (prior action)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्वार्थे (emphatic: oneself)

• सहस्राक्षः: Indra (the thousand-eyed)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—“सहस्राणि अक्षाणि यस्य” (one who has a thousand eyes)

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Sahakāraka (Instrument/association)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• देवगणैः: with the groups of gods
• देवगणैः: Sahakāraka (Association/with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—देवानां गणाः (groups of gods)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition meaning ‘with’)

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शंकरम्: to Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गौर्या: with Gaurī
• गौर्या: Sahakāraka (Association/with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थे (with/together)

• एकासनस्थितम्: seated on a single seat
• एकासनस्थितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of शंकरम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + आसन + स्थित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘स्थित’; तत्पुरुषः—एकस्मिन् आसने स्थितः (seated on one seat)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ) addressed in narration

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (thousand-eyed) arrives with the hosts of gods to a Śiva-temple; Śaṅkara sits with Gaurī on a single seat, receiving their petition like a king in court.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• Śiva (Śaṅkara)
• Pārvatī (Gaurī)
• Deva-gaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the king of gods seeks refuge in Śiva’s counsel, affirming Śaṅkara as the supreme stabilizing power in Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is narrative and does not name the tīrtha; it sets up a divine dialogue that typically culminates in a kṣetra’s glory and practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces the consultative meeting with Śiva and Pārvatī.