Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

मत्स्य वाहनसंयुक्तमन्यतो वृषभांकितम् । एकतः पार्षदैः सेव्यमन्यतः सखिसेवितम्

Transliteration

matsya vāhanasaṃyuktamanyato vṛṣabhāṃkitam | ekataḥ pārṣadaiḥ sevyamanyataḥ sakhisevitam

Translation

في جانبٍ رأوا الهيئة متّحدةً بمن لها السمكة مركبًا، وفي جانبٍ آخر موسومةً بعلامة الثور. ومن جهةٍ تُخدَم بأتباعه (pārṣada)، ومن جهةٍ أخرى تُخدَم بالرفيقات والصواحب.

Word by Word

• मत्स्य: fish
• मत्स्य: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, nominative/accusative, singular)

• वाहन: vehicle, mount
• वाहन: Viśeṣya (Qualified noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative, singular)

• संयुक्तम्: joined, connected
• संयुक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nom/acc, sg)

• अन्यतः: on the other side
• अन्यतः: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, दिशावाचक/पक्षवाचक (indeclinable, indicating ‘on the other side/elsewhere’)

• वृषभ: bull
• वृषभ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, nominative/accusative, singular)

• अंकितम्: marked, emblazoned
• अंकितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्क् (धातु) → अंकित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nom/acc, sg)

• एकतः: on one side
• एकतः: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पक्षवाचक (indeclinable, ‘on one side’)

• पार्षदैः: by attendants
• पार्षदैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural)

• सेव्यम्: to be served, worthy of service
• सेव्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) → सेव्यम् (कृदन्त, यत्-प्रत्यय; भाव्य/कर्तव्य)
• Form: कर्तव्य/भाव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nom/acc, sg)

• अन्यतः: on the other side
• अन्यतः: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, दिशावाचक/पक्षवाचक (indeclinable)

• सखि: friend, companion
• सखि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, nominative/accusative, singular)

• सेवितम्: served, attended
• सेवितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) → सेवित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nom/acc, sg)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A striking dual-sided form: one side bearing the bull emblem (Śiva), the other associated with a fish-vehicle goddess; attendants (gaṇas) on one flank, female companions on the other—suggesting a composite divine court.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣabha (bull emblem)
• Pārṣada (attendants)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred vision presents divinity as multi-aspected—attended by cosmic hosts—inviting reverence beyond sectarian division.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it supports the chapter’s tīrtha narrative through descriptive wonder.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit; it functions as a descriptive darśana fostering devotion.