Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

शक्र उवाच । सत्यमेतन्महाभागे यत्त्वयोक्तोऽस्मि सांप्रतम् । रात्रौ प्रविष्टः सुप्ताया जठरे तव पापकृत्

Transliteration

śakra uvāca | satyametanmahābhāge yattvayokto'smi sāṃpratam | rātrau praviṣṭaḥ suptāyā jaṭhare tava pāpakṛt

Translation

ศักระกล่าวว่า: โอ้สตรีผู้มีบุญยิ่ง สิ่งที่ท่านเพิ่งกล่าวแก่ข้านั้นเป็นความจริง ในยามราตรีเมื่อท่านหลับ ข้า—ผู้กระทำบาป—ได้เข้าไปสู่ครรภ์ของท่าน

Word by Word

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Kriya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेय-नाम (predicate)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• महाभागे: O fortunate lady
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः; महांश्चासौ भागः/भाग्यं यस्य), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधकं (relative particle)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उक्तः: spoken (to), addressed
• उक्तः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (अहम्) इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम्

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• सांप्रतम्: now, at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (temporal adverb)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• प्रविष्टः: entered
• प्रविष्टः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (अहम्) इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम्

• सुप्तायाः: of (you) sleeping
• सुप्तायाः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) 'सुप्त', स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (तव)

• जठरे: in the belly
• जठरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जठर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Possession/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पापकृत्: evil-doer, sinner
• पापकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + कृ (धातु)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः; पापं करोति इति), क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (अहम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra speaks with head bowed, palms joined, admitting his sinful act of entering Diti’s womb at night while she slept; Diti listens, grave and controlled, the moment charged with ethical consequence.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra
• Indra
• Diti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mighty must confess wrongdoing; acknowledging pāpa is the first step toward restoration of dharma and tejas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter (Nāgarakhaṇḍa 22), but the tīrtha is not identified in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None here; it is a narrative confession that prepares for subsequent boons and outcomes.