Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

यथा न कुरुते राज्यं व्रीडितः स शचीपतिः । तच्छ्रुत्वा पद्मजस्तूर्णं हरिशंभुसमन्वितः

Transliteration

yathā na kurute rājyaṃ vrīḍitaḥ sa śacīpatiḥ | tacchrutvā padmajastūrṇaṃ hariśaṃbhusamanvitaḥ

Translation

Ils dirent comment l’époux de Śacī (Indra), honteux, ne poursuivait plus sa royauté. À cette nouvelle, le Né du Lotus (Brahmā) se mit aussitôt en route, accompagné de Hari et de Śambhu.

Word by Word

• yathā: as, just as
• yathā: Sambandha/Avyaya (Correlative/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/संबन्धबोधक (correlative adverb)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha/Avyaya (Negation/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• kurute: does, performs
• kurute: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular (Ātmanepada)

• rājyam: kingship, rule
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• vrīḍitaḥ: ashamed, embarrassed
• vrīḍitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vrīḍ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with śacīpatiḥ)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• śacīpatiḥ: lord of Śacī (Indra)
• śacīpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शच्याः पतिः)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Neuter, Accusative, Singular (object of śrutvā)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); Absolutive indicating prior action

• padmajaḥ: Padmaja (Brahmā, lotus-born)
• padmajaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पद्मात् जातः)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• hariśaṃbhusamanvitaḥ: accompanied by Hari and Śambhu
• hariśaṃbhusamanvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (सम्-√anv-i (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past participial adjective; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with padmajaḥ); समासः—तत्पुरुष (हरिशंभुभ्यां समन्वितः = accompanied by Hari and Śambhu)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra refuses to rule, head bowed; Brahmā rises swiftly, flanked by Viṣṇu and Śiva, setting out with purposeful stride—an image of coordinated divine response.

Characters & Entities

• Śacīpati (Indra)
• Brahmā (Padmaja)
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When duty is abandoned due to shame, divine wisdom acts to re-establish responsibility and order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it is part of the narrative build-up within Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.