Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

गच्छ शीघ्रं सुरैःसार्द्धं शक्रमानय म चिरम् । प्रयासि त्वरितो नो चेत्पुनः शापं ददामि ते

Transliteration

gaccha śīghraṃ suraiḥsārddhaṃ śakramānaya ma ciram | prayāsi tvarito no cetpunaḥ śāpaṃ dadāmi te

Translation

ദേവന്മാരോടൊപ്പം വേഗത്തിൽ പോകുക; ശക്രനെ (ഇന്ദ്രനെ) താമസമില്ലാതെ കൊണ്ടുവരിക. നീ ഉടൻ പുറപ്പെടുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ, ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും നിന്നെ ശപിക്കും।

Word by Word

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• suraiḥ: with the gods
• suraiḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘together with’)

• śakram: Śakra (Indra)
• śakram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ānaya: bring
• ānaya: Kriyā (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (prohibitive particle)

• ciram: for long / long time
• ciram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• prayāsi: you go forth
• prayāsi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; अर्थे ‘प्रयासि’ = ‘you go/you set out’

• tvaritaḥ: hastened
• tvaritaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvarita (कृदन्त; √tvar, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘tvam’ implied)

• naḥ: not
• naḥ: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात; ‘no’ (not)

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-निपात (conditional particle ‘if’)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb ‘again’)

• śāpam: a curse
• śāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Śacī (Indrāṇī), by context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful figure (Śacī in context) issues a sharp command to depart immediately with the gods to fetch Indra; the threat of a renewed curse heightens tension.

Characters & Entities

• Śacī
• Śakra (Indra)
• Suras (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-work requires prompt action; delay in duty invites consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct tirtha is praised in this line; it advances the Kedārakhaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative command and warning.