Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच प्रत्यक्षं देवानां वासवस्य च । अयुक्तं देवराजेन विहितं मुनिसत्तम

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca pratyakṣaṃ devānāṃ vāsavasya ca | ayuktaṃ devarājena vihitaṃ munisattama

Translation

ତାପରେ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ଓ ବାସବ (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର)ଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ସେ କହିଲେ—“ହେ ମୁନିଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ଦେବରାଜ ଯାହା କରିଛନ୍ତି ତାହା ଅଯୁକ୍ତ।”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha/Avyaya (Temporal/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय; tad-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तर (adverb: 'then/thereupon')

• provāca: said, spoke forth
• provāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिपूर्णभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• pratyakṣam: directly, in person
• pratyakṣam: Sambandha/Avyaya (Manner/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन); adverbial accusative: 'directly/in person'

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• vāsavasya: of Vāsava (Indra)
• vāsavasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ayuktam: improper, unjust
• ayuktam: Karma/Predicative (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-yukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj + kta with negation a-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular (predicate adjective: 'improper')

• devarājena: by the king of gods
• devarājena: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ-करण), एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां राजा)

• vihitam: done, ordained
• vihitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular (agreeing with ayuktam)

• munisattama: O best of sages
• munisattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Vocative, Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां सत्तमः)

Speaker

Brahmā (Pitāmaha) (most likely, per immediate context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal divine assembly: Brahmā addresses Gautama and Indra; devas witness as a clear verdict is pronounced—Indra’s act is declared improper.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ (gods)
• Vāsava (Indra)
• Muni (addressed: Gautama)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rank does not excuse wrongdoing; dharma requires accountability even from Indra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is a moral turning point within the tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.