Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

देवदूतोऽपि रामेण समं चक्रे ततः परम् । मंत्रं शक्रसमादिष्टं तथान्यैः स्वर्गवासिभिः

Transliteration

devadūto'pi rāmeṇa samaṃ cakre tataḥ param | maṃtraṃ śakrasamādiṣṭaṃ tathānyaiḥ svargavāsibhiḥ

Translation

ତତ୍ପରେ ଦେବଦୂତ ରାମଙ୍କ ସହିତ ସେହି ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣା କଲେ, ଯାହା ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗବାସୀମାନେ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦେଇଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• देवदूतः: the divine messenger
• देवदूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (god's messenger); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• रामेण: with Rama
• रामेण: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समम्: together
• समम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverb: 'together/equally')

• चक्रे: did / performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• परम्: afterwards / next
• परम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (afterwards/next)

• मन्त्रम्: a mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शक्रसमादिष्टम्: commanded by Indra
• शक्रसमादिष्टम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-आ-दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (commanded by Śakra); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मन्त्रम्)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (so/likewise)

• अन्यैः: by/with others
• अन्यैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्वर्गवासिभिः: by the inhabitants of heaven
• स्वर्गवासिभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष-समास (dweller in heaven); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous deva-dūta stands near Rāma, conveying Indra’s enjoined mantra; subtle presence of other svargavāsins as radiant silhouettes, suggesting celestial consensus.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Devadūta
• Śakra (Indra)
• svargavāsins (heavenly beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is supported by divine order: righteous agents may receive higher sanction and guidance, symbolized by Indra’s messenger and an instructed mantra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it advances the chapter’s narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A “mantra” is mentioned as divinely instructed, but the text here does not specify its wording or a formal rite.