Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 188

Devanagari script

इंद्रद्युम्नस्य राजर्षेर्हितं परमकं भवेत् । तथावयोर्द्वयोश्चापि तस्माच्चिंतय सत्वरम्

Transliteration

iṃdradyumnasya rājarṣerhitaṃ paramakaṃ bhavet | tathāvayordvayoścāpi tasmācciṃtaya satvaram

Translation

Ce serait d’un bénéfice suprême pour le roi-sage Indradyumna, et pareillement pour nous deux. C’est pourquoi réfléchis et décide sans tarder.

Word by Word

• इंद्रद्युम्नस्य: of Indradyumna
• इंद्रद्युम्नस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• राजर्षेः: of the royal sage
• राजर्षेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; राज्ञः ऋषिः (royal sage)

• हितम्: benefit, welfare
• हितम्: Kriya (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate noun)

• परमकम्: supreme, highest
• परमकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (हितम् इति)

• भवेत्: would be, may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/likewise)

• आवयोः: of us two
• आवयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी (6th/7th), द्विवचन; आवाम्-सम्बन्ध (of us two / for us two)

• द्वयोः: of the two
• द्वयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी (6th/7th), द्विवचन; संख्या (two)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also, even)

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक; पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that)

• चिन्तय: think, consider
• चिन्तय: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्वरम्: quickly, at once
• सत्वरम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभाव (accusative used adverbially: quickly)

Speaker

Baka (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two counselors (or companions) speak earnestly to a troubled royal sage; gestures indicate urgency—one hand raised in counsel, the king seated with bowed head, the background hinting at a path toward sacred hills.

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna
• Rājarṣi (royal sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A king’s welfare is tied to dharmic, timely decision-making aligned with saintly guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it frames the action as beneficial within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it urges prompt deliberation for the highest good.