Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

युक्तमुक्तमनेनैतद्धर्मराजेन पद्मज । नियोगे वर्तमानेन तावकीये सुरेश्वर

Transliteration

yuktamuktamanenaitaddharmarājena padmaja | niyoge vartamānena tāvakīye sureśvara

Translation

اے پدمج (برہما)، اس دھرم راج نے جو کہا ہے وہ بالکل بجا ہے؛ کیونکہ وہ تمہارے ہی مقرر کردہ حکم کے مطابق عمل کرتا ہے، اے دیوتاؤں کے اِیشور۔

Word by Word

• युक्तम्: proper
• युक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicative adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'proper/right'

• उक्तम्: spoken
• उक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicative adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'said/spoken'

• अनेन: by him
• अनेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; 'by this (person)'

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'this'

• धर्मराजेन: by Dharmarāja (Yama)
• धर्मराजेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; यमस्य नाम

• पद्मज: O Padmaja (Brahmā)
• पद्मज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन, एकवचन; 'O lotus-born (Brahmā)'

• नियोगे: in the commission/duty
• नियोगे: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; 'in the appointment/commission'

• वर्तमानेन: by one who is acting (engaged)
• वर्तमानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agent qualifier/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ/शानच् वर्तमानकाले (present participle, ātmanepada: वर्तमान); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; 'by one who is engaged/acting'

• तावकीये: in your matter
• तावकीये: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'in your (matter/affair)' (possessive adjective)

• सुरेश्वर: O lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन, एकवचन; 'O lord of gods'

Speaker

Indra (Śatakratu)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (Padmaja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra addresses Brahmā (‘Padmaja’) affirming that Yama’s statement is proper because Yama acts under Brahmā’s commission; a triadic composition: Brahmā serene, Indra assertive, Yama attentive.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śatakratu)
• Brahmā (Padmaja)
• Yama (Dharmarāja)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires role-based duty (niyoga); when performed rightly, it deserves affirmation even amid conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.