Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

इंद्रद्युम्न उवाच । चतुर्मुखेन तेनाहं स्वर्गान्निर्वासितः स्वयम् । विलक्ष्योन प्रयास्यामि पाताधिक्यादिदूषिते

Transliteration

iṃdradyumna uvāca | caturmukhena tenāhaṃ svargānnirvāsitaḥ svayam | vilakṣyona prayāsyāmi pātādhikyādidūṣite

Translation

ఇంద్రద్యుమ్నుడు అన్నాడు—ఆ చతుర్ముఖుడు (బ్రహ్మ) నన్ను స్వయంగా స్వర్గం నుండి వెలివేశాడు. అవమానితుడనై, పతనప్రాధాన్యాది దోషాలతో కలుషితమైన ఆ స్థలానికి నేను వెళ్లను.

Word by Word

• iṃdradyumnaḥ: Indradyumna
• iṃdradyumnaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṃdradyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम

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

• caturmukhena: by the four-faced one (Brahmā)
• caturmukhena: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur-mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘चत्वारि मुखानि यस्य’ = ब्रह्मा

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• svargāt: from heaven
• svargāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• nirvāsitaḥ: banished
• nirvāsitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nis-√vas (धातु) → nirvāsita (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); कर्मणि भाव (passive sense)

• svayam: myself/indeed
• svayam: Prakaraṇa (Emphasis/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्वयम् (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• vilakṣyaḥ: having noticed/being distinguished
• vilakṣyaḥ: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-√lakṣ (धातु) → vilakṣya (कृदन्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-रूप क्रियाविशेषण; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): ‘having noticed/being marked’

• na: not
• na: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• prayāsyāmi: I will go forth
• prayāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pāta-ādhikya-ādi-dūṣite: in/with (a state) tainted by excess of downfall etc.
• pāta-ādhikya-ādi-dūṣite: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādhikya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + dūṣita (कृदन्त; √dūṣ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समाससमूह: ‘पाताधिक्यादिभिः दूषिते’ (tainted by excess of falling etc.)

Speaker

Indradyumna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Indradyumna speaks with firm detachment, turning away from the offered ascent; a faint celestial gate or vimāna may appear behind, while his gaze is set on a higher, unseen goal.

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna
• Brahmā (Caturmukha)
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honor and heaven are impermanent; the wise may turn away from status and seek a purer, liberating path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it is a moral turning-point within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on inner resolve and renunciation rather than external ritual.