Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

यस्तत्र मानवो नित्यं श्रद्धया परया युतः । करिष्यति च गीतादि स यास्यति परां गतिम्

Transliteration

yastatra mānavo nityaṃ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ | kariṣyati ca gītādi sa yāsyati parāṃ gatim

Translation

ومن كان هناك من الناس، يوماً بعد يوم، متّصفاً بإيمانٍ أسمى، وأقام الغناء وما شابهه خدمةً تعبّدية، فإنه يبلغ المقام الأعلى.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular (relative pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• मानवः: a man/person
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन-द्वितीया (adverbial accusative: 'always')

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• परया: great/supreme
• परया: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular; विशेषण (qualifying श्रद्धया): 'supreme/great'

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; 'endowed/connected (with)'

• करिष्यति: will do/perform
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 'will do'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गीतादि: song etc. (music and related acts)
• गीतादि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; समास: गीतं आदिः यस्य (gīta etc.; 'song and the like')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular (correlative pronoun)

• यास्यति: will attain/go
• यास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 'will go/attain'

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifying गतिम्)

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (continuing reply)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at a tīrtha/temple courtyard, singing daily with folded hands, surrounded by a small bhajana group; the atmosphere is steady, disciplined, and luminous, suggesting ascent to 'parā gati'.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular devotional service performed with deep faith—especially sacred singing—becomes a direct means to the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘tatra’ indicates the same tīrtha/temple complex under discussion in Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily devotional acts such as gīta (sacred singing) and related offerings performed with parā-śraddhā.