Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

एवं ते निश्चयं कृत्वा ब्रह्मलोकं ततो गताः । शून्यां शक्रपुरीं कृत्वा सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः

Transliteration

evaṃ te niścayaṃ kṛtvā brahmalokaṃ tato gatāḥ | śūnyāṃ śakrapurīṃ kṛtvā sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ നിശ്ചയം ചെയ്ത്, ഇന്ദ്രനോടുകൂടിയ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും ബ്രഹ്മലോകത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി; ശക്രപുരിയെ (അമരാവതിയെ) ശൂന്യമാക്കി വിട്ടു।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक/adverb of manner)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; pronoun)

• निश्चयम्: decision, resolve
• निश्चयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having done/made'

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Brahma-world (Brahmaloka)
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपादान/क्रमवाचक: 'from there/then')

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nom., Plural)

• शून्याम्: empty
• शून्याम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies शक्रपुरीम्)

• शक्रपुरीम्: Śakra’s city (Indra’s city)
• शक्रपुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शक्रस्य पुरी)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies देवाः)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सवासवाः: together with Vāsava (Indra)
• सवासवाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—सह-तत्पुरुष (वासवेन सह)

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator; within this adhyāya context, Sūta is likely but not explicit in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of devas with Indra departing the jeweled gates of Amarāvatī; the city stands silent and empty as they ascend toward Brahmaloka’s luminous realm.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Śakra (Indra)
• Śakrapurī (Amarāvatī)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine powers act through deliberation and strategic restraint; dharma is protected not only by force but also by wise counsel and timely withdrawal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative backdrop within the Tīrthamāhātmya section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.