Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

इन्द्रद्युम्न उवाच । चिरायुर्भगवानेव श्रूयते भुवनत्रये । तदर्थमहमायातस्तत्किमेवं वचस्तव

Transliteration

indradyumna uvāca | cirāyurbhagavāneva śrūyate bhuvanatraye | tadarthamahamāyātastatkimevaṃ vacastava

Translation

インドラデュムナは言った。「三界に聞こえるところによれば、長寿（永遠）なるはただ福徳具足の主のみ。ゆえにこそ我は来たのだ——それなのに、なぜ汝の言葉はこのようなのか。」

Word by Word

• इन्द्रद्युम्नः: Indradyumna
• इन्द्रद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• चिरायुः: long-lived
• चिरायुः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिरायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—चिरम् + आयुः (दीर्घम् आयुः यस्य)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थ (emphasis/only)

• श्रूयते: is heard/is said
• श्रूयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवनत्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—त्रयाणि भुवनानि (three worlds)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्थम्: purpose
• अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• आयातः: have come
• आयातः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (active sense)

• तत्: then/that
• तत्: Sambandha (Reference/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

King Indradyumna

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (addressed to the sage; context continues with Lomaśa and Nārada narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal pilgrim-king Indradyumna, hands folded yet questioning, addresses an aged sage in a forest-hermitage setting; attendants stand back; the mood is inquisitive and reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna
• Bhagavān (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human longevity is limited; true permanence belongs to the Lord—prompting inquiry into the right spiritual means and understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up the dialogue about extraordinary longevity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is a question initiating doctrinal clarification.