Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

येन सिद्धोऽपि संसिद्धिं परामाप्नोषि शाश्वतीम् । एवं संबोध्य तं विप्रं कृत्वाद्यमपि पश्चिमम्

Transliteration

yena siddho'pi saṃsiddhiṃ parāmāpnoṣi śāśvatīm | evaṃ saṃbodhya taṃ vipraṃ kṛtvādyamapi paścimam

Translation

بهذا، وإن كنت قد تحقّقتَ من قبل، فإنك تنال الكمال الأسمى الدائم. وهكذا إذ وعظ ذلك البراهمن وأفهمه، جعل البداية خاتمةً أيضًا، أي أتمّ الأمر وأنهاه.

Word by Word

• येन: by which; whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental Singular: “by which/whereby”)

• सिद्धः: accomplished, perfected
• सिद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle used adjectivally: “accomplished”)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-निपात (particle: “even/also”)

• संसिद्धिम्: complete attainment, perfection
• संसिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• आप्नोषि: you attain
• आप्नोषि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 2nd person, Singular)

• शाश्वतीम्: eternal
• शाश्वतीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: “thus”)

• संबोध्य: having addressed
• संबोध्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-बुध् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (gerund): “having addressed/awakened”

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• विप्रम्: brahmin
• विप्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): “having made/done”

• अद्यम्: today’s (day)
• अद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: “also/even”)

• पश्चिमम्: the later (day); the next
• पश्चिमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator voice within the adhyāya (deduced; likely Sūta-style narration inside Nāgarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A revered teacher-figure finishes instructing a seated brāhmaṇa; the brāhmaṇa’s aura brightens, suggesting ‘para-siddhi’. The scene composition subtly indicates closure—scroll rolled, gesture of completion—before shifting to construction activity in the next verses.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (vipra)
• Śiva (implied from prior verses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruction and right orientation elevate even a ‘successful’ practitioner to the highest, lasting spiritual fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter is tīrtha-centered, but this verse functions as narrative transition rather than naming the location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed here; it summarizes instruction (upadeśa) and marks a narrative conclusion/transition.