Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

तेन रुष्टः सहस्राक्षस्तव चांते समागताः । तस्मात्कुरु प्रसादं नः श्राद्धार्हाः स्याम वै यथा

Transliteration

tena ruṣṭaḥ sahasrākṣastava cāṃte samāgatāḥ | tasmātkuru prasādaṃ naḥ śrāddhārhāḥ syāma vai yathā

Translation

Ainsi Sahasrākṣa (Indra) s’est courroucé, et nous sommes venus en ta présence. Accorde-nous donc ta grâce, afin que nous devenions vraiment dignes de recevoir les offrandes de śrāddha.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; because of that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रुष्टः: angered
• रुष्टः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुष् (धातु) → रुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सहस्राक्षः: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one who has a thousand eyes = Indra)

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• समागताः: have come; assembled
• समागताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate of implied ‘we’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु) → समागत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/Therefore)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• कुरु: do; make
• कुरु: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रसादम्: favor; grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• नः: to us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन-बहुवचन-रूप (enclitic); अत्र चतुर्थी-बहुवचनार्थे (to us)

• श्राद्धार्हाः: worthy of śrāddha offerings
• श्राद्धार्हाः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective of ‘we’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्राद्ध + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्याम: may we be
• स्याम: Kriya (Desired state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/assurance)

• यथा: so that; as
• यथा: Prayojana/Upamāna (Purpose/Correlation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction/adverb: so that/as)

Speaker

Viśvedevāḥ (petitioning Brahmā/Pitāmaha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of beings, distressed by Indra’s anger, stand before a higher authority pleading for prasāda so they may become worthy recipients of śrāddha; the mood is penitential and formal.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvedevāḥ
• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• Śrāddha
• Brahmā (implied as addressee from prior verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Restoration of dharma comes through humility and seeking divine sanction; eligibility for sacred rites is not merely claimed but granted by rightful order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is set in Brahmā’s presence; the surrounding narrative explicitly connects to Gayā as the śrāddha-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It emphasizes śrāddha-arhatā (ritual eligibility) and the necessity of divine/ritual authorization for receiving offerings.