Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

नीतं सर्वप्रयत्नेन पातालं त्वरितं गताः । शुक्रप्रसादात्ते सर्वे तथा विजयिनोऽभवन्

Transliteration

nītaṃ sarvaprayatnena pātālaṃ tvaritaṃ gatāḥ | śukraprasādātte sarve tathā vijayino'bhavan

Translation

انہوں نے پوری کوشش سے اسے اٹھا لیا اور تیزی سے پاتال کو لوٹ گئے؛ شکرآچاریہ کے فضل سے وہ سب کے سب یقیناً فاتح بن گئے۔

Word by Word

• nītam: taken, led away
• nītam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √nī (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः

• sarva-prayatnena: with all effort, by every means
• sarva-prayatnena: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva-prayatna (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + प्रयत्न)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः; तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण (instrumental used adverbially)

• pātālam: to Pātāla (netherworld)
• pātālam: Gati/Karma (Destination as object/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tvaritam: quickly
• tvaritam: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tvarita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणार्थे नपुंसक-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative)

• gatāḥ: went
• gatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• śukra-prasādāt: from (due to) Śukra's favor
• śukra-prasādāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra-prasāda (प्रातिपदिक; शुक्र + प्रसाद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (te)

• tathā: thus, so
• tathā: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/सम्बन्धबोधक: 'thus/so')

• vijayinaḥ: victorious
• vijayinaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijayin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (te)

• abhavan: became, were
• abhavan: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Daityas bearing the seized regalia and wealth, descending through a cavernous cosmic passage to Pātāla; Śukra depicted as radiant preceptor bestowing victory with a gesture.

Characters & Entities

• Pātāla
• Śukra (Śukrācārya)
• Daityas/Dānavas (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even worldly victory is portrayed as dependent on ācārya-prasāda; alignment with a teacher’s support empowers outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No; the verse references Pātāla as a realm, not a pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it underscores the principle of success through the grace of one’s preceptor.