Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रमते पश्चादिंद्रप्रस्थं न्यवेशयन् । रक्षिता वासुदेवेन कदाचित्तत्र पांडवाः

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭramate paścādiṃdraprasthaṃ nyaveśayan | rakṣitā vāsudevena kadācittatra pāṃḍavāḥ

Translation

ପରେ ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରଙ୍କ ମତାନୁସାରେ ସେମାନେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରପ୍ରସ୍ଥରେ ବାସ ସ୍ଥାପନ କଲେ। ସେଠାରେ ଏକ ସମୟରେ ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କୁ ବାସୁଦେବ ରକ୍ଷା କଲେ।

Word by Word

• dhṛtarāṣṭra-mate: in/according to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s opinion
• dhṛtarāṣṭra-mate: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛtarāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक) + mata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya matam)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (afterwards)

• indraprastham: Indraprastha
• indraprastham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indraprastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• nyaveśayan: they settled/installed
• nyaveśayan: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√viś (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• rakṣitāḥ: were protected
• rakṣitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rakṣ (धातु) → rakṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vāsudevena: by Vāsudeva
• vāsudevena: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• kadācit: once
• kadācit: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (at some time/once)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• pāṇḍavāḥ: the Pāṇḍavas
• pāṇḍavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Ugraśravā (Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indraprastha (as itihāsa-kṣetra reference)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Pāṇḍavas settle in Indraprastha by royal decree; Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) stands as guardian-ally, suggesting a protected, orderly capital.

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Indraprastha
• Pāṇḍavas
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous rule and stability are shown as sustained by proper counsel and divine protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indraprastha is mentioned as a royal seat, not as a tīrtha-mahātmya in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates political settlement and protection.