Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 97
Devanagari script
गात्रदुर्गंधितासंगैः पूरयन्तं दिशो दश
Transliteration
gātradurgaṃdhitāsaṃgaiḥ pūrayantaṃ diśo daśa
Translation
Et la puanteur immonde, collée à ses membres, emplissait comme les dix directions.
Word by Word
गात्रदुर्गन्धितासङ्गैःwith contacts/attachments of foul bodily stench
गात्रदुर्गन्धितासङ्गैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootगात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दुर्गन्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + ता (प्रत्यय) + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन
पूरयन्तम्filling
पूरयन्तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूरय् (धातु, णिजन्त)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
दिशःthe directions
दिशः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
दशten
दश:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक-विशेषण; (दिशः इति पदस्य) द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचनार्थे अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः
Speaker
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Indra’s body appears unclean; a visible miasma or dark haze emanates, spreading outward into the landscape, while devas recoil, covering noses or turning faces away.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śakra (Indra, implied)FAQs
Inner wrongdoing manifests outwardly; dharma teaches purification to restore harmony and radiance.
No specific tīrtha is named in this half-verse; it functions as a descriptive link in the māhātmya narrative.
None stated; the imagery implies the need for cleansing and expiation (often through tīrtha-snāna).