Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । कथं तेन जितः सौरी रोहिणीशकटं च यत् । भिंदानस्तोषितस्तेन कथं नारायणो वद

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kathaṃ tena jitaḥ saurī rohiṇīśakaṭaṃ ca yat | bhiṃdānastoṣitastena kathaṃ nārāyaṇo vada

Translation

Các bậc hiền triết thưa rằng: Người ấy đã khuất phục Śaurī (Śanaiścara) bằng cách nào, và đã làm vỡ “cỗ xe Rohiṇī” (Rohiṇīśakaṭa) ra sao? Lại nữa, bằng cách nào Nārāyaṇa được người ấy làm cho hoan hỷ? Xin hãy nói cho chúng tôi.

Word by Word

• ṛṣayaḥ: the sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• katham: how
• katham: Praśna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karaṇa/Kartṛ (Agent in passive/करण-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• jitaḥ: conquered
• jitaḥ: Kriyā (Implied ‘was conquered’/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ji (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), कर्मणि प्रयोग

• saurī: Saurī (a named entity)
• saurī: Karta (Subject of passive clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सूर्यसम्बन्धिनी/सौर्य-शक्ति इत्यर्थे)

• rohiṇī-śakaṭam: Rohiṇī’s cart
• rohiṇī-śakaṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohiṇī + śakaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (रोहिण्याः शकटम् = Rohiṇī’s cart)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• yat: which
• yat: Anvaya (Relative connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/अन्वयार्थे (relative pronoun ‘which/that’)

• bhindānaḥ: breaking/splitting
• bhindānaḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhid (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• toṣitaḥ: pleased
• toṣitaḥ: Kriyā (Implied ‘was pleased’/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: toṣita (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• tena: by him
• tena: Karaṇa/Kartṛ (Agent in passive/करण-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• katham: how
• katham: Praśna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय

• nārāyaṇaḥ: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vada: tell (us)
• vada: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of sages seated in a forest-āśrama, questioning the narrator about how Śanaiścara was ‘conquered’, how the Rohiṇī-cart was shattered, and how Nārāyaṇa was pleased—setting up a dramatic kathā reveal.

Characters & Entities

• Śaurī (Śanaiścara/Saturn)
• Rohiṇīśakaṭa
• Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa frames cosmic omens and planetary forces as ultimately navigable through dharma, devotion, and proper sacred action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing narrative context is the same tīrtha-region of Adhyāya 96; this verse functions as a transition into the explanatory episode rather than naming a new site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is an inquiry seeking the account of actions by which Nārāyaṇa was pleased and adversity was overcome.