Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

तदा सर्वे सुरगणाः स्वागत्य असुरैः सह । वासुकिं च समादाय चक्रिरे समयंच तम्

Transliteration

tadā sarve suragaṇāḥ svāgatya asuraiḥ saha | vāsukiṃ ca samādāya cakrire samayaṃca tam

Translation

അപ്പോൾ എല്ലാ ദേവഗണങ്ങളും അസുരന്മാരോടൊപ്പം ഒന്നിച്ചു കൂടി; വാസുകിയെ കൈക്കൊണ്ട് അവർ തമ്മിൽ ആ ഉടമ്പടി നിശ്ചയിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सुरगणाः-विशेषणम्

• सुरगणाः: groups of gods
• सुरगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—सुराणां गणाः

• स्वागत्य: having come/approached well
• स्वागत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; रूपम्—स्वागत्य (well having come/approached)

• असुरैः: with the asuras
• असुरैः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition: with)

• वासुकिम्: Vāsuki
• वासुकिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• चक्रिरे: made/did
• चक्रिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); आत्मनेपदम्

• समयम्: agreement, pact
• समयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣīra-samudra (samudra-manthana locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and asuras assemble together, seize Vāsuki, and formalize their pact—faces tense yet purposeful—preparing for the churning.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Vāsuki

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even opposing forces can be bound by a ‘samaya’ (ethical compact) when a higher purpose is pursued.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No terrestrial tīrtha is named; the context is the cosmic churning narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes making an agreement and selecting Vāsuki.