Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
Devanagari script
ततस्तत्तपसा तुष्ट इन्द्रो वचनमब्रवीत्
Transliteration
tatastattapasā tuṣṭa indro vacanamabravīt
Translation
Kemudian Indra, yang berkenan kerana tapa itu, pun bersabda demikian.
Word by Word
ततःthereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: अनन्तरम् (thereafter)
तत्that
तत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular); विशेषणरूपेण ‘तपसा’ इत्यस्य (as demonstrative qualifier)
तपसाby austerity
तपसा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (instrumental singular)
तुष्टःpleased
तुष्टः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘इन्द्रः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)
वचनम्speech/words
वचनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (accusative singular)
अब्रवीत्said
अब्रवीत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
Speaker
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa context; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Indra, radiant and regal, appears before a tapasvin king, signaling satisfaction and readiness to speak; the atmosphere is charged with divine approval after austerity.
Characters & Entities
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IndraFAQs
When devotion is purified through tapas, divine grace naturally expresses itself through guidance and boons.
The verse functions as a narrative bridge within the same tīrtha-māhātmya episode rather than naming a distinct site.
None directly; it marks the moment when the deity responds to austerity.