Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

तदा इंद्रोऽमरावत्यां हस शच्याऽभिषेचितः

Transliteration

tadā iṃdro'marāvatyāṃ hasa śacyā'bhiṣecitaḥ

Translation

ครั้งนั้น ณ อมราวตี ศจีได้ประกอบพิธีอภิษेक อัญเชิญอินทราให้ทรงรับการเจิมอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Time (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• अमरावत्याम्: in Amarāvatī
• अमरावत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हस: laughs / (laugh!)
• हस: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्/लिट्-पाठभेदसम्भवः; रूपतः लोट् (Imperative) मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन ‘हस’ = ‘laugh!’; प्रसङ्गतः पाठदोष/लोपः सम्भवः (अपेक्षितं ‘हसत्/हसन्/हस’ इति)

• शच्या: by Śacī
• शच्या: Karana/Agent (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• अभिषेचितः: was anointed
• अभिषेचितः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + सिच् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘anointed/coronated’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Amarāvatī’s jeweled halls, Śacī performs Indra’s abhiṣeka; vessels of sacred water, attendants, and auspicious emblems surround the enthroned king of gods.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Amarāvatī
• Śacī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecration symbolizes restored legitimacy and order; rightful rule is affirmed after dharmic correction and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amarāvatī (Indra’s city in heaven) is mentioned; this is celestial geography rather than an earthly pilgrimage tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (ritual anointing/consecration) is referenced as an event, not prescribed as a practice here.