Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

स्तोत्रैर्बहुविधैः स्तुत्वा प्रोचुस्तस्मिन्हते सति । गताश्च त्रिदिवं तूर्णं सह शक्रेण निर्भयाः

Transliteration

stotrairbahuvidhaiḥ stutvā procustasminhate sati | gatāśca tridivaṃ tūrṇaṃ saha śakreṇa nirbhayāḥ

Translation

L’ayant loué par des hymnes de maintes sortes, ils parlèrent lorsque l’ennemi eut été abattu ; puis, sans crainte, ils gagnèrent promptement le ciel avec Śakra (Indra).

Word by Word

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with hymns)

• बहुविधैः: of many kinds
• बहुविधैः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural qualifying स्तोत्रैः

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); having praised

• प्रोचुः: they said
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Perfect, 3rd plural

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/person)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in/when that)

• हते: when (he) was slain
• हते: Adhikarana (Locative circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular agreeing with तस्मिन्

• सति: being (so)
• सति: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: सत्-प्रत्यय (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; locative absolute marker

• गताः: (they) went
• गताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; used predicatively

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

• त्रिदिवम्: to heaven
• त्रिदिवम्: Karma (Object/Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (destination)

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition/adverb) governing तृतीया

• शक्रेण: with Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रेण: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with Indra)

• निर्भयाः: fearless
• निर्भयाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Predicate adjective qualifying (they)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from the narration; explicit from v.23 onward)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and sages, hands folded, sing many hymns; the slain foe lies subdued; Indra (Śakra) leads the radiant ascent to svarga as fear dissolves.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and stuti follow the removal of fear; praise of the divine protector is itself a dharmic response to deliverance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it supports the broader Camatkārapura-region māhātmya by narrating the aftermath of the divine victory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra (hymnic praise) is exemplified as a devotional act, though no formal rite (vrata/dāna/snana) is prescribed here.