Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

पुरा शक्रं समासीनं सभायां त्रिदशैः सह । सह शच्या महात्मानमुपासांचक्रिरे सुराः

Transliteration

purā śakraṃ samāsīnaṃ sabhāyāṃ tridaśaiḥ saha | saha śacyā mahātmānamupāsāṃcakrire surāḥ

Translation

ഒരിക്കൽ സഭയിൽ ത്രിദശ ദേവന്മാരോടൊപ്പം ശക്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) ആസീനനായിരുന്നു; സമീപത്ത് ശചിയും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. അപ്പോൾ ദേവഗണം ഒന്നിച്ചുകൂടി ആ മഹാത്മാവിനെ സേവിച്ചു ഉപാസിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समासीनम्: seated
• समासीनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + सीद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सम्-आ-

• सभायाम्: in the assembly hall
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिदशैः: with the thirty (gods)
• त्रिदशैः: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय/उपपद (with)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय/उपपद (with)

• शच्या: with Śacī
• शच्या: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपासाम्: service/attendance
• उपासाम्: Karma (Cognate object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप + आस् (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (as cognate object)

• चक्रिरे: performed/did
• चक्रिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra seated on a jeweled throne in a luminous hall, Śacī beside him; devas arranged in respectful tiers, hands folded, offering garlands and praise.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Tridaśa (the gods)
• Śacī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order is portrayed through reverent assembly and consultation among devas before major teachings are delivered.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a celestial narrative prelude.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a setting (sabhā) and attendance (upāsanā).