Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 178

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचः सत्यं वृत्रस्य च महात्नः । तथा चक्रुः सुराः सर्वे रणाच्चेंद्रं समुत्सुकाः

Transliteration

etacchrutvā vacaḥ satyaṃ vṛtrasya ca mahātnaḥ | tathā cakruḥ surāḥ sarve raṇācceṃdraṃ samutsukāḥ

Translation

మహాత్ముడైన వృత్రుని సత్యవచనాన్ని విని, యుద్ధభూమి నుండి ఇంద్రుని తీసుకుపోవాలని ఉత్సుకులైన దేవులందరూ అలాగే చేశారు।

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); वाच्य-विशेषण (qualifier)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying वचः)

• वृत्रस्य: of Vṛtra
• वृत्रस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying वृत्रस्य)

• तथा: thus/accordingly
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• चक्रुः: they did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपदम्

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying सुराः)

• रणात्: from the battle
• रणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समुत्सुकाः: eager/keen
• समुत्सुकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying सुराः)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vṛtra’s truthful speech lands with force; devas collectively respond, turning from combat to escort Indra away, their faces showing startled acceptance.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtra
• Devas
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Satya (truthfulness) carries authority; even opponents may honor truth spoken by a noble heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s larger sacred framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.