Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतेर्वचः श्रुत्वा भगवक्त्रः पुरंदरः । प्रोवाच लज्जया युक्तो दीनो बाष्पपरिप्लुतः

Transliteration

bṛhaspatervacaḥ śrutvā bhagavaktraḥ puraṃdaraḥ | provāca lajjayā yukto dīno bāṣpapariplutaḥ

Translation

Nghe lời Bṛhaspati, Purandara (Indra) cúi mặt, rồi trong nỗi hổ thẹn, tiều tụy và nước mắt tràn mi, cất lời thưa.

Word by Word

• bṛhaspateḥ: of Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• vacaḥ: speech, words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• bhagavat-traḥ: (he) whose face is divine; radiant-faced
• bhagavat-traḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक) + tra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhagavataḥ vaktram iti)

• puraṃdaraḥ: Purandara (Indra)
• puraṃdaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puraṃdara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• provāca: said, spoke
• provāca: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• lajjayā: with shame, out of embarrassment
• lajjayā: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lajjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• yuktaḥ: endowed (with), joined
• yuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dīnaḥ: wretched, dejected
• dīnaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bāṣpa-pariplutaḥ: flooded with tears
• bāṣpa-pariplutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + paripluta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (bāṣpeṇa pariplutaḥ)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Indra’s reply after Bṛhaspati’s counsel)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, face lowered, eyes brimming with tears, stands before Bṛhaspati in a celestial assembly; the mood is heavy with shame and impending crisis.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Purandara (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility before the guru and honest remorse are the doorway to correction and restoration of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it frames the moral crisis that leads to seeking a sage’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on inner contrition and the authority of spiritual counsel.