Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

ततः शेषात्मतां यातं लक्ष्मणं सत्यसंगरम् । उवाच मधुरं शक्रः सुराणां तत्र पश्यताम्

Transliteration

tataḥ śeṣātmatāṃ yātaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ satyasaṃgaram | uvāca madhuraṃ śakraḥ surāṇāṃ tatra paśyatām

Translation

അപ്പോൾ സത്യത്തിൽ അചഞ്ചലനായി, ശേഷാത്മത്വം പ്രാപിച്ച ലക്ഷ്മണനെ കണ്ടു, ദേവന്മാർ നോക്കി നിൽക്കേ ശക്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) അവിടെ മധുരവചനം പറഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• śeṣa-ātmatām: the state of being Śeṣa (Śeṣa-nature)
• śeṣa-ātmatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + -tā (तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक -ताम्; तत्पुरुषः = 'śeṣasya ātmatā'

• yātam: having attained
• yātam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'having attained' (लक्ष्मणम् इति विशेषण)

• lakṣmaṇam: Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• satya-saṃgaram: true in battle; of truthful combat
• satya-saṃgaram: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = 'satye saṃgaraḥ yasya' (सत्ये संग्रामः/प्रतिज्ञा-युद्धः)

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• madhuram: sweetly
• madhuram: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (मधुरं उवाच)

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• surāṇām: of the gods
• surāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• paśyatām: as they watched
• paśyatām: Adhikarana (Circumstantial/सापेक्ष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paśy (धातु; √dṛś)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष, बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले 'while (they) were seeing' (सामान्यतः सति-सप्तमीभावार्थ)

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarayū-tīra (Śeṣa-lakṣmaṇa-sākṣitva)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmaṇa stands or sits in luminous composure, subtly transfigured with Śeṣa’s aura; Indra addresses him sweetly while devas watch in reverent astonishment; the Sarayū flows as a calm witness.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Śeṣa (Ananta)
• Indra (Śakra)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True identity aligned with cosmic dharma is revealed; steadfast truth becomes a mark of divine nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s Sarayū vicinity, where Lakṣmaṇa’s divine identity is disclosed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a recognition scene preceding Indra’s instruction.