Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा सहस्राक्षो जगाम त्रिदिवालयम् । राजापि चागतो हर्म्ये स्वकीये हर्षसंयुतः

Transliteration

evamuktvā sahasrākṣo jagāma tridivālayam | rājāpi cāgato harmye svakīye harṣasaṃyutaḥ

Translation

Ayant ainsi parlé, le Mille-Yeux (Indra) partit vers sa demeure céleste de Tridiva. Le roi aussi retourna dans son palais, le cœur rempli de joie.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• सहस्राक्षः: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (सहस्राणि अक्षाणि यस्य)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्रिदिवालयम्: the abode of heaven
• त्रिदिवालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिदिवस्य आलयः)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (Addition/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• आगतः: having come / came
• आगतः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हर्म्ये: in the palace
• हर्म्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्वकीये: his own
• स्वकीये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (हर्म्ये)

• हर्षसंयुतः: endowed with joy
• हर्षसंयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (हर्षेण संयुतः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (frame assumed; not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra departs upward toward a luminous celestial city; the king turns back toward his palace, smiling, accompanied by attendants—two trajectories showing heaven and earth in harmony.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• King
• Tridiva (Heaven)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit culminates in divine acknowledgment, and life returns to righteous order with inner joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is specified in this verse; it narrates movement between heaven and the royal palace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative closure to the exchange.