Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

त्वया सदैव मे पार्श्वे सभायां देवसंनिधौ । आगन्तव्यं विशेषेण येन मैत्री प्रवर्धते

Transliteration

tvayā sadaiva me pārśve sabhāyāṃ devasaṃnidhau | āgantavyaṃ viśeṣeṇa yena maitrī pravardhate

Translation

ท่านพึงมาหาเราอยู่เสมอ เคียงข้างเราในสภา ในท่ามกลางหมู่เทพ โดยเฉพาะเพื่อให้มิตรภาพของเรายิ่งเจริญยิ่งขึ้น

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• पार्श्वे: at (my) side
• पार्श्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सभायाम्: in the assembly
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• देवसंनिधौ: in the presence of the gods
• देवसंनिधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां संनिधिः)

• आगन्तव्यम्: should come / must come
• आगन्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्) कृतान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय/कर्तव्यता (gerundive: 'to be come/should come')

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental used adverbially)

• येन: by which
• येन: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मैत्री: friendship
• मैत्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रवर्धते: increases
• प्रवर्धते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वर्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (frame assumed; not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra instructs the king to come frequently to his side in the divine court; devas stand as witnesses, making friendship a public, dharmic covenant.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• King
• Devas (gods)
• Sabhā (divine court)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained association with the divine (sat-saṅga in a higher sense) strengthens virtue and auspicious bonds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to Indra’s divine assembly (sabhā) rather than a named earthly tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral prescription: to visit Indra’s presence regularly; no specific rite is described.