Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 181

Devanagari script

भवानिंद्रोऽस्तु नो नाथ त्रैलोक्यस्य हिताय वै

Transliteration

bhavāniṃdro'stu no nātha trailokyasya hitāya vai

Translation

Wahai Tuhan, pelindung kami, jadilah Indra kami sesungguhnya, demi kesejahteraan tiga alam.

Word by Word

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थ-सर्वनाम

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• अस्तु: let (him) be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यस्य: of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dative of purpose)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (quoting the devas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas with folded hands petition the radiant youth: ‘Be our Indra’; the scene suggests a ceremonial transfer of responsibility—vajra-like emblem or throne implied, yet the mood remains devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Leadership is sanctified when it is sought and granted for the common good of all realms (trailokya-hita).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a prayer/appeal for protective sovereignty.