Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

मरुतो नामविख्यातास्तस्मात्संतुजगत्रये । दैत्यभावविनिर्मुक्ता मद्विधेया मम प्रियाः

Transliteration

maruto nāmavikhyātāstasmātsaṃtujagatraye | daityabhāvavinirmuktā madvidheyā mama priyāḥ

Translation

અતએવ તેઓ ત્રિલોકમાં ‘મરુત’ નામે વિખ્યાત થાઓ; દૈત્યભાવથી મુક્ત, મારા આજ્ઞાકારી અને મને પ્રિય રહો.

Word by Word

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशार्थक (as/namely)

• विख्याताः: are renowned
• विख्याताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• सन्तु: let them be
• सन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• जगत्रये: in the three worlds
• जगत्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (जगतां त्रये); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• दैत्यभावविनिर्मुक्ताः: freed from the state of being demons
• दैत्यभावविनिर्मुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्य + भाव + वि + निर् + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; ‘विनिर्मुक्त’ (क्त-प्रत्यय) विशेषणम्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• मद्विधेयाः: obedient to me
• मद्विधेयाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रत्यय) + विधेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मम विधेयाः = obedient to me); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• मम: my/of me
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• प्रियाः: dear/beloved
• प्रियाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Diti

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal naming moment: many youthful Maruts stand in a semicircle, each with wind-cloud motifs, banners, and subtle lightning ornaments; Indra blesses them, while their former daitya-shadow is shown dissolving into light.

Characters & Entities

• Maruts
• Śakra
• Indra
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can transform destiny: beings tied to destructive tendencies can be reoriented toward cosmic service and dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context is Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 22), but this verse focuses on naming and status of the Maruts, not the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed in this verse.