Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

तदा सर्वे सुरगणाः स्वागत्य असुरैः सह । वासुकिं च समादाय चक्रिरे समयंच तम्

Transliteration

tadā sarve suragaṇāḥ svāgatya asuraiḥ saha | vāsukiṃ ca samādāya cakrire samayaṃca tam

Translation

تب تمام دیوتاؤں کے گروہ اسوروں کے ساتھ اکٹھے ہوئے۔ انہوں نے واسُکی کو ساتھ لے کر آپس میں وہ معاہدہ طے کیا۔

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सुरगणाः-विशेषणम्

• सुरगणाः: groups of gods
• सुरगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—सुराणां गणाः

• स्वागत्य: having come/approached well
• स्वागत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; रूपम्—स्वागत्य (well having come/approached)

• असुरैः: with the asuras
• असुरैः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition: with)

• वासुकिम्: Vāsuki
• वासुकिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• चक्रिरे: made/did
• चक्रिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); आत्मनेपदम्

• समयम्: agreement, pact
• समयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣīra-samudra (samudra-manthana locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and asuras assemble together, seize Vāsuki, and formalize their pact—faces tense yet purposeful—preparing for the churning.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Vāsuki

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even opposing forces can be bound by a ‘samaya’ (ethical compact) when a higher purpose is pursued.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No terrestrial tīrtha is named; the context is the cosmic churning narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes making an agreement and selecting Vāsuki.