Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सिंहासनं समारुह्य नन्दने संस्थितो हरिः । आस्ते परिवृतो देवेर्देवराजो महाबलः

Transliteration

siṃhāsanaṃ samāruhya nandane saṃsthito hariḥ | āste parivṛto deverdevarājo mahābalaḥ

Translation

സിംഹാസനം കയറി നന്ദനവനത്തിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതനായ ഹരി—മഹാബലനായ ദേവരാജൻ—ദേവന്മാർ ചുറ്റിനിന്ന് ആസീനനായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सिंहासनम्: lion-throne
• सिंहासनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सिंहस्य आसनम्)

• समारुह्य: having mounted
• समारुह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः

• नन्दने: in Nandana (garden)
• नन्दने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• संस्थितः: seated/standing; stationed
• संस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (here: Indra/Vishnu epithet)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आस्ते: sits; remains
• आस्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• परिवृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• देवराजः: king of the gods
• देवराजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवानां राजा)

• महाबलः: mighty; of great strength
• महाबलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महद् बलं यस्य / महाबलः)

Speaker

Narrative voice (describing Indra’s court)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (here called Hari) sits on a lion-throne in Nandana, surrounded by radiant devas, jeweled crowns, garlands, and a lush celestial grove.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Devarāja)
• Nandana
• Devas
• Siṃhāsana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even celestial sovereignty is contextual and transient; the narrative frames why purification and right worship become necessary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly in this verse; it is a scene-setting passage within the Vastrāpatha Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is descriptive narration.