Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

शक्रोऽपि सहसा दृष्ट्वा संप्राप्तं कमलासनम् । अर्घ्यमादाय पाद्यं च सत्वरं सम्मुखो ययौ

Transliteration

śakro'pi sahasā dṛṣṭvā saṃprāptaṃ kamalāsanam | arghyamādāya pādyaṃ ca satvaraṃ sammukho yayau

Translation

Śakra (Indra) aussi, voyant soudain arriver Celui qui siège sur le lotus, prit promptement l’arghya et l’eau pour laver les pieds, puis s’avança pour l’accueillir.

Word by Word

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/quickly)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyā (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• saṃprāptam: arrived, having come
• saṃprāptam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√prāp (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• kamala-āsanam: the lotus-seated one (Brahmā)
• kamala-āsanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/उपपद-भाव: 'कमले आसनं यस्य/कमलासन'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• arghyam: offering-water (arghya)
• arghyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriyā (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having taken)

• pādyam: water for washing the feet
• pādyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb: quickly/hastily)

• sammukhaḥ: facing (him), in front
• sammukhaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sammukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शक्रस्य)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, startled yet reverent, steps forward holding vessels of arghya and pādya to welcome the lotus-seated Brahmā; the scene is formal, with ritual implements prominent.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Brahmā (Kamalāsana)
• Arghya
• Pādya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the worthy with proper hospitality is dharma; reverence (satkāra) purifies both host and place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger chapter is a tīrtha-māhātmya, but this verse focuses on divine hospitality rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya and pādya—standard honors for receiving an exalted guest (atithi) or deity.