Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

सुरथोऽपि निजं राज्यं प्राप हत्वा रणे रिपून्

Transliteration

suratho'pi nijaṃ rājyaṃ prāpa hatvā raṇe ripūn

Translation

สุรถะก็ได้อาณาจักรของตนคืนมาเช่นกัน หลังจากสังหารศัตรูในสนามรบ

Word by Word

• सुरथः: Suratha
• सुरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (also)

• निजम्: his own
• निजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राज्यम्)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राप: obtained
• प्राप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हन् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): ‘having slain’

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• रिपून्: enemies
• रिपून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Suratha regains his kingdom by defeating enemies in battle—an outcome presented as the matured fruit of the earlier boon and worship.

Characters & Entities

• Suratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion and dharma together lead to restoration—divine grace supports rightful effort in the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a narrative result within the Tīrthamāhātmya sequence; the tīrtha name is not present in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it states the fruition (phala) of prior worship and divine promise.