Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । ततो बृहस्पतिः प्राह चिरं ध्यात्वा शचीपतिम् । प्रहृष्टवदनो ज्ञात्वा जयोपायं महाहवे

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tato bṛhaspatiḥ prāha ciraṃ dhyātvā śacīpatim | prahṛṣṭavadano jñātvā jayopāyaṃ mahāhave

Translation

Disse Sūta: Então Bṛhaspati, após longo tempo contemplar o senhor de Śacī (Indra), falou — com o rosto radiante de júbilo, por ter compreendido o meio da vitória naquela grande batalha.

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta (the narrator)
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अपादान/क्रमसूचक (thereupon/then)

• bṛhaspatiḥ: Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (अह्/ब्रू)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-नपुंसक-एकवचन-प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative: ‘for a long time’)

• dhyātvā: having meditated
• dhyātvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (ध्यै) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having meditated/thought’

• śacīpatim: Śacī’s lord (Indra)
• śacīpatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘शच्याः पतिः’ (husband of Śacī = Indra)

• prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ: with a delighted face
• prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective of bṛhaspatiḥ/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prahṛṣṭa + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः: ‘प्रहृष्टं वदनं यस्य’ (whose face is delighted)

• jñātvā: having understood
• jñātvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having known’

• jayopāyam: the means to victory
• jayopāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya + upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: ‘जयस्य उपायः’ (means of victory)

• mahāhave: in the great battle
• mahāhave: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + āhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: ‘महान् आहवः’ (great combat)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣa frame; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati sits in meditation, eyes half-closed; then opens them with a bright, joyful face, ready to speak the victory-means to Indra.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Bṛhaspati
• Śacīpati (Indra)
• Śacī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right counsel arises from deep reflection; wisdom turns anxiety into clarity and confidence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is a narrative transition within Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse highlights contemplation (dhyāna-like reflection) leading to an effective remedy.