Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

यश्चैतां पठते व्युष्टिं भावेन शिवसंनिधौ । दिनजात्पातकात्सोऽपि मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

yaścaitāṃ paṭhate vyuṣṭiṃ bhāvena śivasaṃnidhau | dinajātpātakātso'pi mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ومن يتلو هذا المقطع عند الفجر، بقلبٍ مخلصٍ في حضرة شيفا، فإنه—even هو—يُعتَق من الخطيئة التي تُكتسب في يومٍ واحد؛ لا شك في ذلك.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• etām: this (hymn/verse)
• etām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• paṭhate: recites, reads
• paṭhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vyuṣṭim: at dawn; the dawn-time (rite/recitation)
• vyuṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhāvena: with devotion, with feeling
• bhāvena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/भाव-करण (with devotion/feeling)

• śiva-saṃnidhau: in Śiva's presence
• śiva-saṃnidhau: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (śivasya saṃnidhau = in the presence of Śiva); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• dina-jāt: arising from the day (daily)
• dina-jāt: Hetu/Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक) + jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (dināt jāta = arisen from the day); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘pātakāt’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• pātakāt: from sin
• pātakāt: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle)

• mucyate: is released, is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is freed)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• atra: here, in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

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

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Māhātmya (contextual; not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple-sannidhi

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (addressed in surrounding unit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at dawn before a Śiva-liṅga, hands folded or holding a palm-leaf manuscript, soft sunrise light entering the sanctum; the atmosphere is quiet and purifying.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere recitation in Śiva’s presence functions as a powerful purifier, removing even routine daily faults.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The statement belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya stream of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation (pāṭha) at dawn (vyuṣṭi) with devotion while near Śiva (śiva-saṃnidhi).