Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

दीक्षां यच्छ विभो मह्यं येन शिष्यो भवामि ते

Transliteration

dīkṣāṃ yaccha vibho mahyaṃ yena śiṣyo bhavāmi te

Translation

امنحني الديكشا، أي طقسَ التلقين، أيها الموقَّر، لكي أصبح تلميذك.

Word by Word

• दीक्षाम्: initiation
• दीक्षाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• यच्छ: grant (you)
• यच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सम्बन्धार्थे ‘by which/whereby’

• शिष्यः: disciple
• शिष्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवामि: I become
• भवामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

An unnamed narrator (petitioning the sage) within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The aspirant kneels with folded hands before the sage, requesting dīkṣā; the sage’s right hand is raised in blessing, with a fire altar and water pot nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Dīkṣā
• Guru-śiṣya (implied)
• Gālava (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual progress is traditionally formalized through dīkṣā and disciplined discipleship under a qualified teacher.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the institution of initiation within a sacred-region narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dīkṣā (initiation) is explicitly requested as the formal rite enabling guru-disciple relationship.