Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । तपःप्रभावसंसिद्धैर्मानवैः परमेश्वर । अस्माकं व्याप्यते सर्वं महिमानं गृहादिकम्

Transliteration

indra uvāca | tapaḥprabhāvasaṃsiddhairmānavaiḥ parameśvara | asmākaṃ vyāpyate sarvaṃ mahimānaṃ gṛhādikam

Translation

Indra dit : Ô Seigneur Suprême, par des hommes accomplis grâce à la puissance de l’ascèse, toute notre gloire — nos demeures et le reste — est envahie et supplantée.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Speech verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तपःप्रभावसंसिद्धैः: by those perfected through the power of austerity
• तपःप्रभावसंसिद्धैः: Sahakāraka (Instrument/agentive association)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + प्रभाव + संसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of मानवैः); तत्पुरुष-समासः—तपसः प्रभावेन संसिद्धाः (perfected by the power of austerity)

• मानवैः: by humans
• मानवैः: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—परमः ईश्वरः (supreme lord)

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• व्याप्यते: is pervaded/occupied
• व्याप्यते: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्याप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karman (Object in passive construction)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; यहाँ कर्म (object) रूपेण

• महिमानम्: glory, greatness
• महिमानम्: Karman (Object/apposition to सर्वम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गृहादिकम्: house etc. (property)
• गृहादिकम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—गृहं आदिः यस्य (house and the like)

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaṅkara (addressed by Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra speaks with folded hands before Śiva-Pārvatī, expressing that humans perfected by austerity are overtaking the glory and domains of the gods.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Parameśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas (austerity) grants real spiritual power; even celestial status is secondary to disciplined dharma and inner attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context; the immediate line emphasizes the broader tīrtha-framework rather than naming a single site in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse highlights the fruit of tapas as the underlying spiritual force.