Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

नहुषं राज्यमारोढुमैकपद्येन ते यदा । आनीतो हि तदा राजा नहुषो ह्यमरावतीम्

Transliteration

nahuṣaṃ rājyamāroḍhumaikapadyena te yadā | ānīto hi tadā rājā nahuṣo hyamarāvatīm

Translation

Ketika para dewa menghendaki Nahūṣa naik ke tampuk kedaulatan, maka Raja Nahūṣa sungguh dibawa dalam satu langkah saja ke Amarāvatī.

Word by Word

• नहुषम्: Nahuṣa
• नहुषम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नहुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आरोढुम्: to ascend, to mount
• आरोढुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन (purpose)

• एकपद्येन: by one step/one foot (in a single stride)
• एकपद्येन: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकपद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यदा: when
• यदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb/conjunction)

• आनीतः: was brought
• आनीतः: क्रिया (Predicate; passive/result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

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

• नहुषः: Nahuṣa
• नहुषः: कर्ता (Apposition to राजा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नहुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• अमरावतीम्: Amarāvatī (Indra’s city)
• अमरावतीम्: कर्म (Goal/object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, implied)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas summon Nahūṣa; in an instant he is borne to Amarāvatī—depicted as a luminous leap/stride across clouds toward a jeweled city.

Characters & Entities

• Nahūṣa
• Devas
• Amarāvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma requires swift restoration of order, the divine realm acts decisively to establish proper leadership.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amarāvatī (celestial capital) is mentioned as the destination; this is not a human pilgrimage-tīrtha but a divine locale in the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.