Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । किं त्वं भीतः सहस्राक्ष वृत्रोऽयं घातितस्त्वया । परिवारेण सर्वेण वीक्षितोऽस्माभिरेव च

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | kiṃ tvaṃ bhītaḥ sahasrākṣa vṛtro'yaṃ ghātitastvayā | parivāreṇa sarveṇa vīkṣito'smābhireva ca

Translation

ଦେବମାନେ କହିଲେ—‘ହେ ସହସ୍ରାକ୍ଷ! ତୁମେ କାହିଁକି ଭୟଭୀତ? ଏହି ବୃତ୍ର ତୁମେ ହିଁ ହତ କରିଛ; ତୁମ ସମସ୍ତ ପରିବାର ସହ ଆମେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାକୁ ଦେଖିଛୁ।’

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kim: what? / why?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative) एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Sambodhyah/Addressed (सम्बोध्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhītaḥ: afraid
• bhītaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīta (कृदन्त; √bhī धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying tvam)

• sahasrākṣa: O thousand-eyed (Indra)
• sahasrākṣa: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

• vṛtraḥ: Vṛtra
• vṛtraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣya (apposition to vṛtraḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• ghātitaḥ: killed / slain
• ghātitaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ghātita (कृदन्त; √han/ghāt धातु, णिच् causative sense)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• parivāreṇa: with the retinue / by the whole entourage
• parivāreṇa: Sahakārī/Instrument (means/attendant group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parivāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarveṇa: entire
• sarveṇa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying parivāreṇa)

• vīkṣitaḥ: was seen / witnessed
• vīkṣitaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vīkṣita (कृदन्त; √īkṣ धातु, vi- उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive)

• asmābhiḥ: by us
• asmābhiḥ: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• eva: indeed / only
• eva: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थ (emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas stand around Indra, speaking firmly yet kindly; one gestures as if stating a fact—‘Vṛtra is slain’—while Indra looks conflicted, still trembling.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Vṛtra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth witnessed by the righteous dispels fear; communal confirmation strengthens dharmic confidence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this dialogue verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.