Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

एवं भगवतादिष्टः शक्रः परमबुद्धिमान् । अमरावतीं ययौ हित्वा सुतलं दैवतैः सह

Transliteration

evaṃ bhagavatādiṣṭaḥ śakraḥ paramabuddhimān | amarāvatīṃ yayau hitvā sutalaṃ daivataiḥ saha

Translation

かくして主に命じられ、慧眼すぐれたシャクラ（インドラ）は諸天とともに出立し、スータラを後にしてアマラーヴァティーへ赴いた。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): ‘एवं’ = thus

• भगवता: by the Lord
• भगवता: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; ‘भगवता’ = by the Lord

• आदिष्टः: commanded
• आदिष्टः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘आदिष्टः’ = commanded/ordered

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• परमबुद्धिमान्: very intelligent
• परमबुद्धिमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘परमबुद्धिमान्’ = extremely intelligent

• अमरावतीम्: Amarāvatī
• अमरावतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देशः

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या√ (धातु: या-गत्यर्थ)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हित्वा: having left
• हित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा√ (धातु: त्यागे) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having abandoned/left’

• सुतलम्: Sutala
• सुतलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; त्यक्त-स्थानम्

• दैवतैः: with the gods
• दैवतैः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘with the gods’

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गसदृश/सह-शब्दः): ‘with’

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa implied by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, accompanied by the devas, departs from the nether realm Sutala and proceeds toward the radiant city Amarāvatī, under the sanction of the Lord’s command.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)
• Amarāvatī
• Sutala
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When guided by divine counsel, even those in crisis can act decisively and move toward restoration of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse mentions celestial/locales (Amarāvatī, Sutala) as narrative settings, not a pilgrimage tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative movement following the Lord’s instruction.