Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । एवं मुने करिष्यामि संमंत्र्य ब्रह्मणा सह । भारावतरणं भूमेः साकं देवैः सवासवैः

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | evaṃ mune kariṣyāmi saṃmaṃtrya brahmaṇā saha | bhārāvataraṇaṃ bhūmeḥ sākaṃ devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ

Translation

Sang Bhagavān bersabda: “Demikianlah, wahai resi. Setelah bermusyawarah dengan Brahmā, Aku akan melakukannya—menurunkan beban Bumi bersama para dewa, termasuk Indra dan para Marut.”

Word by Word

• श्री-भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• श्री-भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + भगवान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (श्रीमान् भगवान्)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (manner adverb)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• संमंत्र्य: having consulted
• संमंत्र्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), 'having consulted'

• ब्रह्मणा: with Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana/Sahakari (Instrument/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition meaning 'with')

• भार-अवतरणम्: the removal/descent of the burden
• भार-अवतरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार (प्रातिपदिक) + अवतरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भारस्य अवतरणम्)

• भूमेः: of the earth
• भूमेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• साकम्: along with
• साकम्: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (with, along with)

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• स-वासवैः: together with the Vasus/Indras (Vāsavas)
• स-वासवैः: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गवत् 'with') + वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (वासवैः सह)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu/Janārdana)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada (implied by surrounding verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu speaks with calm authority, promising action after consulting Brahmā; behind him a celestial assembly—Indra, Maruts—suggests a council of gods preparing for Earth’s relief.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (Bhagavān)
• Brahmā
• Bhūmi (Earth)
• Devas
• Vāsava (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine gives assurance and acts in harmony with cosmic governance—restoring dharma through planned, righteous intervention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the narrative frame within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse conveys divine resolve and coordination with the devas.