Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्य तुष्टेन संदत्तं विमानं कामगं पुरा । शक्रेण तत्र संतिष्ठञ्छनैश्चरमुपाद्रवत्

Transliteration

tasya tuṣṭena saṃdattaṃ vimānaṃ kāmagaṃ purā | śakreṇa tatra saṃtiṣṭhañchanaiścaramupādravat

Translation

پہلے شکر (اندرا) خوش ہو کر اسے خواہش کے مطابق چلنے والا وِمان عطا کر چکا تھا؛ اسی پر کھڑا ہو کر اس نے شنیَشچر پر حملہ کیا۔

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular) — सर्वनाम-रूप

• तुष्टेन: by the satisfied (one)
• तुष्टेन: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √तुष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे; ‘satisfied’

• संदत्तम्: bestowed
• संदत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘given/bestowed’

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• कामगम्: moving at will
• कामगम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — ‘at will-going’

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• शक्रेण: by Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रेण: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संतिष्ठन्: while standing
• संतिष्ठन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √स्था (धातु) (वर्तमान-कृदन्त; शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘standing/remaining’

• शनैश्चरम्: Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• शनैश्चरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनैश्चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• उपाद्रवत्: attacked/rushed upon
• उपाद्रवत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra’s granted wish-moving vimāna gleams in the sky; a hero stands upon it, advancing toward Śanaiścara in a tense celestial standoff.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Vimāna
• Śanaiścara (Saturn)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even with divine gifts and power, confronting cosmic forces is framed within a larger dharmic narrative where ultimate resolution depends on righteousness and divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No distinct tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the Adhyāya 96 storyline that supports the surrounding tīrtha-māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it recounts the prior bestowal of a wish-moving vimāna and the ensuing assault on Śanaiścara.