Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

शक्रोऽपि सहसा दृष्ट्वा संप्राप्तं कमलासनम् । अर्घ्यमादाय पाद्यं च सत्वरं सम्मुखो ययौ

Transliteration

śakro'pi sahasā dṛṣṭvā saṃprāptaṃ kamalāsanam | arghyamādāya pādyaṃ ca satvaraṃ sammukho yayau

Translation

శక్రుడు (ఇంద్రుడు) కూడా అకస్మాత్తుగా కమలాసనుడు వచ్చినట్లు చూసి, అర్ఘ్యము మరియు పాద్యము తీసుకొని వెంటనే ఎదురుగా వెళ్లి స్వాగతించాడు.

Word by Word

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/quickly)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyā (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• saṃprāptam: arrived, having come
• saṃprāptam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√prāp (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• kamala-āsanam: the lotus-seated one (Brahmā)
• kamala-āsanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/उपपद-भाव: 'कमले आसनं यस्य/कमलासन'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• arghyam: offering-water (arghya)
• arghyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriyā (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having taken)

• pādyam: water for washing the feet
• pādyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb: quickly/hastily)

• sammukhaḥ: facing (him), in front
• sammukhaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sammukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शक्रस्य)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, startled yet reverent, steps forward holding vessels of arghya and pādya to welcome the lotus-seated Brahmā; the scene is formal, with ritual implements prominent.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Brahmā (Kamalāsana)
• Arghya
• Pādya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the worthy with proper hospitality is dharma; reverence (satkāra) purifies both host and place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger chapter is a tīrtha-māhātmya, but this verse focuses on divine hospitality rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya and pādya—standard honors for receiving an exalted guest (atithi) or deity.