Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

वचो निशम्य देवेश इंद्राण्याः स पुरंदरः । व्रीडायुक्तोऽभवत्तूष्णीमिंद्रासनगतस्तदा

Transliteration

vaco niśamya deveśa iṃdrāṇyāḥ sa puraṃdaraḥ | vrīḍāyukto'bhavattūṣṇīmiṃdrāsanagatastadā

Translation

Mendengar kata-kata Indrāṇī, Tuhan para dewa, Purandara, berasa malu lalu diam membisu ketika duduk di atas takhta Indra.

Word by Word

• vacaḥ: speech, words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-śam (धातु) → niśamya (कृदन्त, ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त (gerund); ‘श्रुत्वा/निशम्य’ अर्थे

• deveśaḥ: lord of the gods
• deveśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानाम् ईशः)

• indrāṇyāḥ: of Indrāṇī
• indrāṇyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• puraṃdaraḥ: Purandara (Indra)
• puraṃdaraḥ: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puraṃdara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

• vrīḍā-yuktaḥ: endowed with shame, ashamed
• vrīḍā-yuktaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vrīḍā (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (व्रीडया युक्तः)

• abhavat: became, was
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tūṣṇīm: silently
• tūṣṇīm: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūṣṇīm (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• indra-āsana-gataḥ: gone to (seated on) Indra’s throne
• indra-āsana-gataḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (इन्द्रस्य आसने गतः)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra seated on a jeweled throne, head slightly bowed; Indrāṇī stands to the side speaking firmly; the court’s splendor contrasts with Indra’s sudden stillness and shame.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Purandara)
• Indrāṇī (Śacī)
• Indrāsana (Indra’s throne)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and silence can be signs of learning; correction accepted is a step toward dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative continues via a celestial scene to convey moral instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts the ethical outcome of counsel—shame leading to restraint.