Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

एवं ते निश्चयं कृत्वा समाहूय ततः परम् । रंभामूचुर्महेंद्रेण सर्वे देवास्तदादरात्

Transliteration

evaṃ te niścayaṃ kṛtvā samāhūya tataḥ param | raṃbhāmūcurmaheṃdreṇa sarve devāstadādarāt

Translation

他们既如此定议，便召来蓝婆；诸天与大因陀罗同在，皆怀急切而郑重地对她开言。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Visheshana (Adverbial/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्ययम्; English: adverb ‘thus’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; English: nominative plural

• निश्चयम्: a decision
• निश्चयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; English: accusative singular

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तः (पूर्वकालक्रिया); English: gerund ‘having done’

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-भावः) अव्ययकृदन्तः; English: gerund ‘having summoned’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Visheshana (Adverbial/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे; English: adverb ‘then/from there’

• परम्: afterwards
• परम्: Visheshana (Adverbial/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (परम् = thereafter/next); English: adverb ‘afterwards’

• रंभाम्: Rambhā
• रंभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रंभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; English: accusative singular

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (परिपूर्णभूत/परस्मै), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; English: perfect, 3rd person plural

• महेंद्रेण: by/with Mahendra (Indra)
• महेंद्रेण: Saha/Netri (Association/leadership; सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेंद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् इन्द्रः); English: instrumental singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; English: nominative plural

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; English: nominative plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम्; English: adverb ‘then’

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu (Cause/Motive; हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; English: ablative singular (out of respect)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; reporting devas’ action)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (destination implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All the gods, with Mahendra (Indra), after deciding, summon Rambhā and address her earnestly; Rambhā stands at the threshold of the assembly, attentive.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā
• Mahendra (Indra)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When spiritual power rises, tests often come in coordinated forms; vigilance is part of the path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra remains the narrative setting motivating the devas’ response.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition describing the devas’ summoning of Rambhā.