Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तदेवामृतमादाय ययौ यत्र दिवौकसः । अब्रवीत्तान्सुहृष्टात्मा पिवध्वममृतं सुराः

Transliteration

tadevāmṛtamādāya yayau yatra divaukasaḥ | abravīttānsuhṛṣṭātmā pivadhvamamṛtaṃ surāḥ

Translation

Mang chính cam lộ ấy, Ngài đến nơi chư Thiên đang ở, lòng hoan hỷ mà nói: “Hỡi các Deva, hãy uống amṛta!”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अमृतम्: nectar/ambrosia
• अमृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘आदाय’ = having taken

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• दिवौकसः: the gods (dwellers in heaven)
• दिवौकसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् + ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक); ‘दिवौकस्’
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दिवि ओकः यस्य/ये)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुहृष्टात्मा: with a very delighted heart
• सुहृष्टात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + हृष्ट + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सुहृष्टः आत्मा यस्य)

• पिवध्वम्: drink (you all)
• पिवध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अमृतम्: nectar
• अमृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सुराः: O gods
• सुराः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-type narration within Māhātmya frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: mahīpati (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine messenger/figure bearing a golden kumbha of amṛta approaches the assembled devas in the sky-realm; devas sit in orderly rows, faces bright with anticipation.

Characters & Entities

• Amṛta
• Devas (Divaukasaḥ/Suras)
• Viṣṇu (implied agent)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is upheld, divine grace reaches its rightful recipients and strengthens them to protect the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative command within the story.