Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

इन्द्रोपि शोच्यतां प्राप्तो जगाम परमेष्ठिनम् । विज्ञापयामास तथा सर्वं राज्यभयादिकम्

Transliteration

indropi śocyatāṃ prāpto jagāma parameṣṭhinam | vijñāpayāmāsa tathā sarvaṃ rājyabhayādikam

Translation

Indra juga jatuh ke keadaan yang menyedihkan, lalu pergi menghadap Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā) dan mempersembahkan laporan tentang segala-galanya—ketakutannya akan kerajaan serta hal-hal yang lain semuanya.

Word by Word

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

• śocyatām: a pitiable condition / lamentable state
• śocyatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śocyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/condition)

• prāptaḥ: having reached
• prāptaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having reached/obtained’

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• parameṣṭhinam: to Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• parameṣṭhinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vijñāpayāmāsa: informed
• vijñāpayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñap (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: ‘informed/made known’)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/अनुरूपबोधक अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rājyabhayādikam: (matters) such as fear regarding the kingdom
• rājyabhayādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya + bhaya + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (‘kingdom and fear etc.’ as a collective)

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, distressed and diminished, travels upward to Brahmā’s abode and reports the threat to his sovereignty; a scene of anxious petition before a serene creator-god.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• Rājya (sovereignty)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In times of peril, even rulers must seek higher counsel; humility and truthful disclosure are steps toward restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is directly praised; the verse depicts a divine consultation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates Indra’s appeal to Brahmā.