Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वांतर्हिता देवी ते च राजपुरोगमाः । गताः स्वंस्वं गृहं सर्वे चक्रुस्तच्छासने स्थितिम्

Transliteration

ityuktvāṃtarhitā devī te ca rājapurogamāḥ | gatāḥ svaṃsvaṃ gṛhaṃ sarve cakrustacchāsane sthitim

Translation

Nói xong, Nữ Thần liền ẩn mất. Bấy giờ mọi người, do Nhà vua dẫn đầu, trở về nhà mình và làm đúng theo mệnh lệnh của Người.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having said’

• antarhitā: having disappeared
• antarhitā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antarhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √dhā/√hā?; प्रचलित ‘antarhita’ = ‘disappeared’, भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकालिक विशेषण

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• rāja-purogamāḥ: with the king in front
• rāja-purogamāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + purogama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (राजा पुरोगमः येषाम्)

• gatāḥ: went
• gatāḥ: Kriya (Resultant state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘gone’

• svam-svam: each one’s own
• svam-svam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-समास/युग्म (प्रत्येकं स्वम्)

• gṛham: home
• gṛham: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• cakruḥ: did/made
• cakruḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tat-śāsane: in/under that command
• tat-śāsane: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तस्य शासने)

• sthitim: compliance/steadfastness
• sthitim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta’s narration within the frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within the frame (unspecified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī fades from view; the king leads the group back to their homes, heads bowed, carrying the weight of divine command.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Rājā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruction is to be followed with faith and prompt action; grace is sustained through obedience to dharmic direction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred geography is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes compliance with the Goddess’s directive.