Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । एवं भवतु राजेंद्र त्वया सह सदा मम । संपत्स्यते सदा मैत्री वसोरिव च शाश्वती

Transliteration

indra uvāca | evaṃ bhavatu rājeṃdra tvayā saha sadā mama | saṃpatsyate sadā maitrī vasoriva ca śāśvatī

Translation

ഇന്ദ്രൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—തഥാസ്തു, ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്ര! നിനക്കൊപ്പമുള്ള എന്റെ മൈത്രി വസുവിനെപ്പോലെ സദാ സ്ഥിരവും ശാശ്വതവും ആയിരിക്കും.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• भवतु: let it be
• भवतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्ञः इन्द्रः)

• त्वया: by you / with you
• त्वया: Sahakaraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sahartha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गसदृश (postposition meaning 'with')

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• संपत्स्यते: will come to be / will happen
• संपत्स्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• मैत्री: friendship
• मैत्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वसोः: of Vasu
• वसोः: Upamana-sambandha (Comparative relation/उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upamana-marker (Simile/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक निपात (particle of comparison)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शाश्वती: eternal
• शाश्वती: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of मैत्री)

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (typical frame; not explicit in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant and regal, addresses a king with a gesture of blessing, sealing an eternal friendship; the atmosphere is courtly yet celestial, suggesting a divine covenant.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Rājendra (King)
• Vasu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A boon aligned with dharma becomes stable and enduring, not fleeting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named here; the verse continues a dialogue within the tīrtha-māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a confirmation of a boon (vara) concerning friendship.