Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्यैव लिंगस्य दक्षिणां मूर्तिमाश्रितः । दृढं पद्मासनं कृत्वा सम्यग्ध्यानपरायणः

Transliteration

tatastasyaiva liṃgasya dakṣiṇāṃ mūrtimāśritaḥ | dṛḍhaṃ padmāsanaṃ kṛtvā samyagdhyānaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

তখন সেই লিঙ্গের দক্ষিণ-মূর্তির আশ্রয় নিয়ে তিনি দৃঢ় পদ্মাসনে বসে যথাযথ ধ্যানে সম্পূর্ণ নিমগ্ন হলেন।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = emphasis; अर्थे: एव (only/indeed)

• liṅgasya: of the liṅga
• liṅgasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• dakṣiṇām: right/southern
• dakṣiṇām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) मूर्तिम् प्रति

• mūrtim: form, image
• mūrtim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āśritaḥ: having resorted to
• āśritaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past participle) = 'having resorted to'

• dṛḍham: firm
• dṛḍham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् पद्मासनम् प्रति

• padmāsanam: lotus-seat posture
• padmāsanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/उपपदभावः: 'padmasya āsanam'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having made/assuming
• kṛtvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Absolutive modifying main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/gerund) = having done/made

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Avyaya (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = properly, correctly

• dhyāna-parāyaṇaḥ: devoted to meditation
• dhyāna-parāyaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी/उपपदभावः: 'dhyāne parāyaṇaḥ' = devoted to meditation), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् कर्तरि

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation from 128.1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solitary ascetic takes refuge at the southern side of a radiant liṅga, seated in firm padmāsana, eyes half-closed, absorbed in meditation; temple lamps flicker, the shrine is still.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga (Śiva-liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva devotion is shown through disciplined posture, refuge at the liṅga, and focused meditation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene is set in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya milieu, centered on a sacred liṅga at the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Adopting padmāsana and engaging in proper meditation in proximity to the liṅga.