Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अथोवाच विहस्योच्चैः शंकरस्त्रिदशेश्वरम् । करिष्यामि वचः क्षिप्रं तव शक्र न संशयः

Transliteration

athovāca vihasyoccaiḥ śaṃkarastridaśeśvaram | kariṣyāmi vacaḥ kṣipraṃ tava śakra na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ Śaṅkara cười vang và nói với chúa tể của Ba Mươi (chư thiên): “Hỡi Śakra, không nghi ngờ gì, ta sẽ mau chóng làm trọn lời thỉnh cầu của ngươi.”

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vihasya: having laughed/smiled
• vihasya: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: has (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): वि-हस् → विहस्य

• uccaiḥ: aloud
• uccaiḥ: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: loudly)

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṅkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tridaśeśvaram: the lord of the thirty gods (Indra)
• tridaśeśvaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रिदशानाम् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kariṣyāmi: I will do
• kariṣyāmi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vacaḥ: the word/promise
• vacaḥ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative: quickly)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śakra: O Śakra (Indra)
• śakra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• na: no/not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara, radiant and serene, laughs aloud and reassures Indra in a celestial audience; the laughter is compassionate, not mocking—an emblem of divine confidence.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śaṅkara)
• Indra (Śakra, Tridaśeśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s readiness to protect dharma is emphasized; divine compassion responds to sincere petition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the narrative leading to a dharmic resolution.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a divine assurance.