Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । ददतो मम भूपाल न गृह्णासि वरं यदि । वज्रं त्वां प्रेरयिष्यामि वधाय कृतनिश्चयः

Transliteration

indra uvāca | dadato mama bhūpāla na gṛhṇāsi varaṃ yadi | vajraṃ tvāṃ prerayiṣyāmi vadhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ

Translation

Indra berkata: “Wahai raja, jika engkau tidak menerima anugerah yang kuhulurkan, maka aku—yang telah bertekad atas kematianmu—akan melontarkan vajra (petir) kepadamu.”

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: वच् (वचने)

• ददतः: of me (while) giving
• ददतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; धातु: दा (दाने); ‘मम’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (of me who am giving)

• मम: of me; my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भूपाल: O king (protector of earth)
• भूपाल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक; भू+पाल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• गृह्णासि: you accept
• गृह्णासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: ग्रह् (ग्रहणे)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• वज्रम्: the thunderbolt
• वज्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रेरयिष्यामि: I will hurl/impel
• प्रेरयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईर्/ईर् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: ईर् (प्रेरणे) उपसर्ग: प्र

• वधाय: for killing
• वधाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (dative of purpose)

• कृतनिश्चयः: having made up (my) mind; determined
• कृतनिश्चयः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + निश्चय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies speaker ‘I’)

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ambārīṣa (bhūpāla)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, stern and blazing, points or raises his arm in warning; Ambārīṣa stands unshaken. The vajra is visible, crackling with energy, while the setting hints at mountain slopes and a charged sky.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Vajra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly power can become coercive; a devotee’s integrity is tested when confronted by threats from even the highest deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader narrative sits in Arbuda-khaṇḍa (sacred Arbuda region) under Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa; this verse focuses on the conflict rather than a tīrtha description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse depicts a moral confrontation about accepting boons and standing firm.