Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ता विजयां प्राह शीघ्रमानय वीरकम् । विजया च ततो गत्वा वीरकं वाक्यमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

ityuktā vijayāṃ prāha śīghramānaya vīrakam | vijayā ca tato gatvā vīrakaṃ vākyamabravīt

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് (ശിവൻ) വിജയയോട്—“വേഗം വീരകനെ കൊണ്ടുവരിക” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. തുടർന്ന് വിജയ പോയി വീരകനോട് വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktā: having been told
• uktā: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); विशेषणम्

• vijayām: Vijayā
• vijayām: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ānaya: bring
• ānaya: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु) उपसर्ग-आ + लोट्
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः ‘आ’

• vīrakam: Vīraka
• vīrakam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• vijayā: Vijayā
• vijayā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Then/from there)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमसूचक (then/from there)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gam (धातु) + ktvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• vīrakam: Vīraka
• vīrakam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• vākyam: words/speech
• vākyam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; reporting Śiva’s command and Vijayā’s action)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva issues a concise command to Vijayā to bring Vīraka quickly; Vijayā departs and delivers the message. The scene emphasizes urgency, order, and auspicious purpose.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vijayā
• Vīraka
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order is swift and purposeful; the Purāṇa depicts disciplined service within Śiva’s retinue as an expression of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred geography is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative instruction and response.