Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

निष्पापो हि तदा जातो महेंद्रो ह्यभिषेचितः । देवपुर्यां सुरगणैस्तथैव ऋषभिः सह

Transliteration

niṣpāpo hi tadā jāto maheṃdro hyabhiṣecitaḥ | devapuryāṃ suragaṇaistathaiva ṛṣabhiḥ saha

Translation

അപ്പോൾ മഹേന്ദ്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) പാപരഹിതനായി; ദേവപുരിയിൽ ദേവഗണങ്ങളോടും ഋഷിമാരോടും കൂടി അവൻ അഭിഷിക്തനായി।

Word by Word

• niṣpāpaḥ: sinless
• niṣpāpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣpāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—निः (उपसर्ग/निषेध) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थे—खलु/नूनम् (indeed)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• jātaḥ: was born / became
• jātaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि—‘born/come into being’

• mahendraḥ: Mahendra (Indra)
• mahendraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahendra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—महान् (विशेषण) + इन्द्र (प्रधान)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; बलार्थे (emphasis)

• abhiṣecitaḥ: anointed / consecrated
• abhiṣecitaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: उपसर्गपूर्वक-क्तान्त कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘anointed/installed’

• devapuryām: in the city of the gods
• devapuryām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devapurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—देव (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + पुरी

• suragaṇaiḥ: by/with the hosts of gods
• suragaṇaiḥ: Sahakari/Karana (Agentive accompaniment/सहकारी-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suragaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—सुर (देव) + गण

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (in that manner/likewise)

• eva: just/indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive particle)

• ṛṣabhiḥ: with the sages
• ṛṣabhiḥ: Sahakari/Karana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition), ‘with’ (तृतीया-सहचर)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style frame within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, newly purified, receives abhiṣeka in Amarāvatī; devas and ṛṣis stand as officiants/witnesses; ritual vessels, white parasols, and celestial architecture frame the consecration.

Characters & Entities

• Mahendra (Indra)
• Suragaṇa (gods)
• Ṛṣi (sages)
• Devapurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification culminates in rightful reinstatement: when pāpa is resolved, authority and kingship are restored through consecration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse mentions Devapurī (the divine city); within Kedārakhaṇḍa, it supports the broader theme that sacred order and purification are real and effective.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (consecration/anointing) is referenced as the ceremonial act marking restoration.