Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 984

Devanagari script

शक्रोऽपि श्राद्धकर्माणि कृत्वा तेषां दिवौकसाम् । तीर्थयात्रापरो भूत्वा तथैव च व्यवस्थितः

Transliteration

śakro'pi śrāddhakarmāṇi kṛtvā teṣāṃ divaukasām | tīrthayātrāparo bhūtvā tathaiva ca vyavasthitaḥ

Translation

Śakra aussi, après avoir accompli les rites de śrāddha pour ces êtres célestes, se voua au pèlerinage des tīrtha et demeura établi dans cette même voie.

Word by Word

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थे (also/even)

• श्राद्धकर्माणि: śrāddha rites
• श्राद्धकर्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha-karman (प्रातिपदिक; श्राद्ध + कर्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (श्राद्धस्य कर्माणि)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दिवौकसाम्: of the dwellers in heaven (gods)
• दिवौकसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diva-okas (प्रातिपदिक; दिव + ओकस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (दिवि ओकः यस्य/येषाम्)

• तीर्थयात्रापरः: devoted to pilgrimage
• तीर्थयात्रापरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīrtha-yātrā-para (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ + यात्रा + पर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (तीर्थयात्रायां परः = devoted to pilgrimage)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तथैव: in the same way
• तथैव: Adverbial modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā-eva (अव्यय; तथा + एव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/तुल्यत्व (just so/in the same way)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• व्यवस्थितः: remained/was stationed
• व्यवस्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ava-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (within the Viśvāmitra-framed narration; explicit speaker not marked in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bālamaṇḍana Tīrtha / Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nara-adhipa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra performs śrāddha offerings for celestial beings, then sets out with attendants toward a sequence of tīrthas, embodying disciplined pilgrimage.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Divaukas (celestials)
• Tīrthayātrā
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual duty (śrāddha) and sacred travel (tīrtha-yātrā) are complementary expressions of dharma, even for divine rulers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse broadly praises tīrtha-yātrā within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrthamāhātmya flow; the immediate context remains Hāṭakeśvara/Bālamaṇḍana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha-karmāṇi (rites of offering) and dedication to tīrtha pilgrimage are highlighted.