Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वरान्विता यूयं देवराजानमाशुः वै । कुर्वतु मदनुज्ञाताः सत्यं प्रतिवदामि वः

Transliteration

tasmāttvarānvitā yūyaṃ devarājānamāśuḥ vai | kurvatu madanujñātāḥ satyaṃ prativadāmi vaḥ

Translation

เพราะฉะนั้น พวกท่านจงเร่งรีบ และสถาปนาเทวราชโดยพลัน จงกระทำด้วยอนุญาตของเรา—เรากล่าวความจริงแก่ท่านทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason marker/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; अपादानार्थक निपात-प्राय (indeclinable in sense: 'therefore/from that')

• tvarā-anvitāḥ: hastened, with urgency
• tvarā-anvitāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvarā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त; anu+√i (इ) + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तृतीया/सह-सम्बन्धे: 'tvarayā anvitāḥ'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (endowed with haste)

• yūyam: you (all)
• yūyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; मध्यमपुरुष, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (you all)

• devarājānam: the king of the gods (Indra)
• devarājānam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devarāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (object)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Prayojaka (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (emphatic particle)

• kurvatu: let (him) do
• kurvatu: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (let him do)

• mat-anujñātāḥ: permitted by me
• mat-anujñātāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (प्रातिपदिक) + anujñāta (कृदन्त; anu+√jñā (ज्ञा) + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'mama anujñātāḥ'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (permitted by me)

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (accusative used adverbially: truly)

• prativadāmi: I say in reply / I declare
• prativadāmi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati+√vad (वद्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (I declare/answer)

• vaḥ: to you / for you
• vaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th) बहुवचन (your/of you) / दative-ablative syncretism possible; here genitive (to you/for you)

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas (assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A decisive command is issued: the gods must quickly establish a new Devarāja; the speaker grants permission and emphasizes truthfulness, creating a tense but orderly transition.

Characters & Entities

• Devarāja (king of the gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires continuity of righteous governance; personal downfall should not obstruct the welfare of the many.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised here; the verse is about urgent divine administration within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction to appoint/establish leadership.