Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततश्चक्री स दैत्येन ग्रस्तचक्रेण ताडितः । सुपर्णेन समायुक्तो जगाम विषमां व्यथाम्

Transliteration

tataścakrī sa daityena grastacakreṇa tāḍitaḥ | suparṇena samāyukto jagāma viṣamāṃ vyathām

Translation

پھر چکر دھاری شکر کو اُس دَیتیہ نے مارا جس نے وہی چکر چھین لیا تھا؛ سُپرنہ (گرُڑ) کی مدد کے باوجود وہ سخت کرب میں مبتلا ہو گیا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• चक्रि: the discus-bearer (Hari)
• चक्रि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘चक्रि/चक्रिन्’ = one who has a discus (Viṣṇu)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• दैत्येन: by the demon
• दैत्येन: Karana/Karta (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• ग्रस्तचक्रेण: with (his) discus seized
• ग्रस्तचक्रेण: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रस्तचक्र (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रस्त (कृदन्त) + चक्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (whose discus was seized)

• ताडितः: was struck
• ताडितः: Karta (Grammatical subject in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ताड् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (struck)

• सुपर्णेन: with Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• सुपर्णेन: Sahakari/Karana (Accompaniment/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• समायुक्तः: being accompanied
• समायुक्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√युज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (being) joined/associated

• जगाम: went/entered
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विषमाम्: severe
• विषमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘व्यथाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• व्यथाम्: pain/distress
• व्यथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Daitya seizes the discus and strikes; the divine warrior reels. Garuḍa hovers close, wings spread, yet the hero suffers severe distress amid swirling dust and weapon-flashes.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Daitya
• Suparṇa (Garuḍa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even mighty powers can falter when overpowered by adharma; protection ultimately rests in divine order upheld by higher deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya narrative flow; the immediate shloka itself focuses on the battle episode rather than naming a distinct tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative, setting the scene for the ensuing divine intervention.