Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

रक्षयित्वा जगत्सर्वं शनैश्चर कृताद्भयात् । अप्राप्यां प्राप्य संकीर्तिं स्तूयमानस्तु बन्दिभिः

Transliteration

rakṣayitvā jagatsarvaṃ śanaiścara kṛtādbhayāt | aprāpyāṃ prāpya saṃkīrtiṃ stūyamānastu bandibhiḥ

Translation

Setelah melindungi seluruh jagat dari ketakutan yang ditimbulkan oleh Śanaiścara (Śani), ia meraih kemasyhuran yang dahulu tak terjangkau, dipuji oleh para bard dan juru warta.

Word by Word

• रक्षयित्वा: having protected
• रक्षयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (tumun/ktvā variant: -यित्वा) अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालक्रिया

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (जगत्)

• शनैश्चर: O Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• शनैश्चर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनैः + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (शनैः चरः)

• कृतात्: from caused/produced
• कृतात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; 'भयात्' इत्यस्य विशेषण (कृत-भय)

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अप्राप्याम्: unattainable
• अप्राप्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + प्राप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (संकीर्तिम्)

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• संकीर्तिम्: fame
• संकीर्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपदीय कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Nipata (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: 'indeed/but')

• बन्दिभिः: by bards/panegyrists
• बन्दिभिः: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्दि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (frame assumed; not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king stands as guardian of the world while a dark, austere Śanaiścara influence recedes; bards (bandin) sing praises, holding scrolls and instruments, as the king’s fame spreads.

Characters & Entities

• Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• King
• Bandi (bards/heralds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma expressed as protection of beings transforms fear into welfare and yields lasting kīrti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it highlights the fruit of protection within the chapter’s māhātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse emphasizes protective action and its result.