Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । लक्ष्मणोत्तिष्ठ शीघ्रं त्वमारोह स्वपदं स्वकम् । देवकार्यं कृतं वीर त्वया रिपुनिषूदन

Transliteration

indra uvāca | lakṣmaṇottiṣṭha śīghraṃ tvamāroha svapadaṃ svakam | devakāryaṃ kṛtaṃ vīra tvayā ripuniṣūdana

Translation

ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର କହିଲେ—ହେ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମଣ, ଶୀଘ୍ର ଉଠି ନିଜ ଯଥାର୍ଥ ସ୍ୱପଦକୁ ଆରୋହଣ କର। ହେ ବୀର, ଶତ୍ରୁନିଷୂଦନ! ତୁମେ ଦେବକାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ କରିଛ।

Word by Word

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Speaker/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• lakṣmaṇa: O Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• uttiṣṭha: rise/stand up
• uttiṣṭha: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ut- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• āroha: ascend/mount
• āroha: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ruh (धातु) + ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sva-padam: your own position/place
• sva-padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः = 'svam padam'

• svakam: own
• svakam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'own' (पदं विशेषयति)

• deva-kāryam: the gods' task
• deva-kāryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = 'devānāṃ kāryam'

• kṛtam: has been done/accomplished
• kṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'done/accomplished'

• vīra: O hero
• vīra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental agent/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ripu-niṣūdana: O slayer of enemies
• ripu-niṣūdana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक) + niṣūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = 'ripūṇāṃ niṣūdanaḥ'

Speaker

Indra (Śakra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Lakṣmaṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant and regal, addresses Lakṣmaṇa with urgency and honor, proclaiming the completion of the gods’ work; celestial assembly witnesses the moment of ascent.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Life’s role as service to cosmic order is emphasized; once dharmic duty is fulfilled, one returns to one’s divine station.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s sacred setting frames the divine summons, reinforcing the city’s mahātmya through celestial recognition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a doctrinal declaration about fulfilled duty and ascent.