Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

विभीषणगृहं प्राप्य तत्र सिंहासने शुभे । निविष्टो वानरैस्तैश्च समन्तात्परिवारितः

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇagṛhaṃ prāpya tatra siṃhāsane śubhe | niviṣṭo vānaraistaiśca samantātparivāritaḥ

Translation

విభీషణుని గృహానికి చేరి, అక్కడ శుభమైన సింహాసనంపై కూర్చున్నాడు; ఆ వానరులు అతన్ని చుట్టూ నిలిచి పరివేష్టించారు।

Word by Word

• विभीषणगृहम्: Vibhīṣaṇa’s house
• विभीषणगृहम्: Karma/Goal (गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘विभीषणस्य गृहं’)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); ‘having reached’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सिंहासने: on the throne
• सिंहासने: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• निविष्टः: seated
• निविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘seated’

• वानरैः: by/with monkeys
• वानरैः: Sahakāraka/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• समन्तात्: on all sides
• समन्तात्: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Spatial/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); ‘from all sides/around’

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘surrounded’

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator; not explicitly named in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Laṅkā-rājadhānī (smṛti-sthala)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside Vibhīṣaṇa’s residence, an auspicious throne is set; Rāghava sits composed while vānaras form a vigilant circle around him.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Vānaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma establishes order: rightful authority is portrayed as calm, auspicious, and supported by devoted companions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The royal-residential space in Laṅkā (Vibhīṣaṇa’s gṛha) is presented as a significant locus within the sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is mentioned.