Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

निशम्य वाचं परमार्थयुक्तां दैवीं सदानंदकरीं शुभावहाम् । चक्रे परं यत्नवतां वरिष्ठो गत्वोदधेः पारमनंतवीर्यः

Transliteration

niśamya vācaṃ paramārthayuktāṃ daivīṃ sadānaṃdakarīṃ śubhāvahām | cakre paraṃ yatnavatāṃ variṣṭho gatvodadheḥ pāramanaṃtavīryaḥ

Translation

Mendengar sabda ilahi itu—berinti kebenaran, senantiasa membahagiakan dan membawa keberkahan—Indra, yang utama di antara para tekun dan berdaya tak terbatas, berusaha sekuatnya lalu mencapai tepi seberang samudra.

Word by Word

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√śam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; उपसर्गः नि-; अर्थः ‘श्रुत्वा/निशम्य’

• vācam: speech, words
• vācam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• paramārtha-yuktām: endowed with the highest truth
• paramārtha-yuktām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vācam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama-artha + yukta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित विशेषण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘परमार्थेन युक्ता’)

• daivīm: divine
• daivīm: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vācam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sadā-ānanda-karīm: ever joy-producing
• sadā-ānanda-karīm: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vācam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadā + ānanda + karī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘सदा आनन्दं करोति या’)

• śubha-āvahām: bringing auspiciousness
• śubha-āvahām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vācam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha + āvahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘शुभं आवहति या’)

• cakre: did, performed
• cakre: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्सभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• param: supremely, greatly
• param: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/degree modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः

• yatnavatām: of the diligent/strivers
• yatnavatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatnavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• variṣṭhaḥ: the best
• variṣṭhaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: variṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अतिशयार्थक (superlative)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः

• udadheḥ: of the ocean
• udadheḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• pāram: the far shore
• pāram: Karma (Object of gatvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ananta-vīryaḥ: of infinite prowess
• ananta-vīryaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject variṣṭhaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (‘अनन्तं वीर्यं यस्य सः’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant yet intent, hears a celestial utterance and strides toward the ocean; the sea opens as a vast threshold, suggesting a destined crossing to the ‘other shore’.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Ocean (udadhi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine counsel is received, swift disciplined effort (prayatna) turns fear into auspicious progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ocean is mentioned as a setting; no specific tīrtha is explicitly glorified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.