Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवेण सुषेणेन तारेण कुमुदेन च । अंगदेनाथ कुण्डेन वायुपुत्रेण धीमता

Transliteration

sugrīveṇa suṣeṇena tāreṇa kumudena ca | aṃgadenātha kuṇḍena vāyuputreṇa dhīmatā

Translation

സുഗ്രീവൻ, സുഷേണൻ, താര, കുമുദൻ എന്നിവരോടൊപ്പം; കൂടാതെ അങ്കദൻ, കുണ്ടൻ, ധീമാനായ വായുപുത്രൻ ഹനുമാനും കൂടെ।

Word by Word

• सुग्रीवेण: with Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवेण: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुषेणेन: with Suṣeṇa
• सुषेणेन: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुषेण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तारेण: with Tāra
• तारेण: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुमुदेन: with Kumuda
• कुमुदेन: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अङ्गदेन: with Aṅgada
• अङ्गदेन: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: and then / also
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then/also)

• कुण्डेन: with Kuṇḍa
• कुण्डेन: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वायुपुत्रेण: with the son of Vāyu (Hanumān)
• वायुपुत्रेण: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—वायोः पुत्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• धीमता: the intelligent one
• धीमता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वायुपुत्रेण इत्यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession-like departure: Rāma’s journey includes Sugrīva, Suṣeṇa, Tārā, Kumuda, Aṅgada, Kuṇḍa, and Hanumān—assembled as a loyal retinue ready to board or accompany the Puṣpaka.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Suṣeṇa
• Tārā
• Kumuda
• Aṅgada
• Kuṇḍa
• Vāyuputra (Hanumān)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is carried forward through dedicated companions; collective service and unity empower righteous journeys.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly named; the verse enumerates companions in the ongoing narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.