Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । एते शक्रादयो देवाः सर्वे स्वर्गाद्विवासिताः । अंधकेन महाभागे दैत्यानामधिपेन च

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | ete śakrādayo devāḥ sarve svargādvivāsitāḥ | aṃdhakena mahābhāge daityānāmadhipena ca

Translation

بھگوان نے کہا: اے خوش قسمت دیوی! اندر اور دیگر تمام دیوتاؤں کو دیتوں کے بادشاہ اندھک نے جنت سے نکال دیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• śrī-bhagavān: the revered Lord
• śrī-bhagavān: Karta (speaker tag)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् भगवान्)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• śakra-ādayaḥ: Indra and the others
• śakra-ādayaḥ: Karta (appositive to ete/devāḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शक्रः आदिः येषाम्)

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (of devāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (devāḥ)

• svargāt: from heaven
• svargāt: Apadana (source/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

• vivāsitāḥ: banished, driven out
• vivāsitāḥ: Karta (predicate adjective of devāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-vas (वस् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्मणि भावः (banished/exiled)

• aṃdhakena: by Andhaka
• aṃdhakena: Kartr (agent/instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃdhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• mahābhāge: O fortunate one / O noble lady
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; विशेषणरूप सम्बोधन

• daityānām: of the Daityas (demons)
• daityānām: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• adhipena: by the lord/ruler
• adhipena: Kartr (agent/instrument in passive; in apposition to aṃdhakena)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Śiva (Śrī Bhagavān)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra and the devas, humbled, stand outside the gates of Svarga; Andhaka’s shadow looms over the celestial city; Śiva speaks with grave resolve, announcing the cause of their exile.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Indra (Śakra)
• Devas
• Andhaka
• Daityas
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma rises and even heaven is seized, divine intervention is sought to restore rightful order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it states the cause of the crisis (the devas’ expulsion).