Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

ततस्तैः पीडितं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । त्रैलोक्यं शक्तियोगेन प्रोक्तो देवो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

tatastaiḥ pīḍitaṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | trailokyaṃ śaktiyogena prokto devo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Thấy ba cõi bị chúng áp bức, đấng Viṣṇu—Chúa tể hùng lực—nhờ uy lực của thần năng (śakti) mà cất lời thưa cùng thần Maheśvara.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence/ततः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (ततः)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/हेतुवाचक (then/thereupon)

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• pīḍitam: afflicted, oppressed
• pīḍitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pīḍ (पीड् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘त्रैलोक्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu
• viṣṇunā: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• prabhaviṣṇunā: by the mighty/powerful one
• prabhaviṣṇunā: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (समर्थ/प्रभावशील)

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (त्रि) + loka (लोक) (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (trīṇi lokāni)

• śaktiyogena: by the union/application of power
• śaktiyogena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (शक्ति) + yoga (योग) (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śakteḥ yogaḥ)

• proktaḥ: was addressed/invoked
• proktaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (प्र-वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (महा) + īśvara (ईश्वर) (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān īśvaraḥ)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The three worlds appear distressed; Viṣṇu, radiant and composed, turns toward Maheśvara and addresses him with purposeful energy; the scene conveys urgency without panic—divine strategy in motion.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order is restored through coordinated divine action; sectarian harmony is implied by Viṣṇu seeking Śiva’s aid.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it narrates the divine consultation that precedes the tīrtha-related outcome.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the turning point where Viṣṇu approaches Śiva.