Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तथेति देवास्तामूचुर्निर्भयानंदचेतसा । नमस्कृत्य च शक्रं सा गता स्थानं स्वकं शुभम्

Transliteration

tatheti devāstāmūcurnirbhayānaṃdacetasā | namaskṛtya ca śakraṃ sā gatā sthānaṃ svakaṃ śubham

Translation

നിർഭയാനന്ദം നിറഞ്ഞ ദേവന്മാർ അവളോട് “തഥാസ്തു” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. അവൾ ശക്രനെ നമസ്കരിച്ചു തന്റെ ശുഭധാമത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Prakāra (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘so/thus’)

• इति: ‘thus’ (quoting)
• इति: Vākyārtha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निर्भयानन्दचेतसा: with minds joyful and fearless
• निर्भयानन्दचेतसा: Hetu/Prakāra (State/Reason)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भय-आनन्द-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying देवाः)

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाले (prior action)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गता: went
• गता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Active Participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• स्थानम्: place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वकम्: her own
• स्वकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स्थानम्)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स्थानम्)

Speaker

Narrative voice

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gods, joyful and fearless, grant assent; Varddhanī bows to Indra and departs toward her auspicious abode, leaving a serene celestial atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Gods (Devas)
• Indra (Śakra)
• Varddhanī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine assent follows sincere dharmic intent; gratitude and reverence complete the cycle of receiving grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; it closes the boon-granting scene within the Dharmāraṇya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra (bowing) to the deity/king of gods is shown as proper devotional etiquette.