Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य मनोज्ञं शिवमंदिरम् । द्वारदेशं पुनः प्राप्य पुनश्चैव निवारितः

Transliteration

tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya manojñaṃ śivamaṃdiram | dvāradeśaṃ punaḥ prāpya punaścaiva nivāritaḥ

Translation

„Daraufhin, nachdem ich den anmutigen Tempel Śivas in Pradakṣiṇā umschritten hatte, gelangte ich erneut zum Torbereich — und wurde abermals zurückgewiesen.“

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb: thereafter/from there)

• प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य: having circumambulated
• प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√दक्षिणी-कृ (धातु; नामधातु from प्रदक्षिणी)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having circumambulated’

• मनोज्ञम्: pleasing
• मनोज्ञम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• शिवमन्दिरम्: Śiva’s temple
• शिवमन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘शिवस्य मन्दिरम्’

• द्वारदेशम्: the gate-area
• द्वारदेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘द्वारस्य देशः’ (area near the gate)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having reached’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle/emphasis)

• निवारितः: was stopped, prevented
• निवारितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वार् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (was prevented)

Speaker

The King (continuing his account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pampā-kṣetra Śiva-mandira

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: वरानना

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The dog, fleeing, circles the Śiva temple—moving clockwise along the outer wall; lamps flicker, devotees inside; at the gate again, attendants drive it back, yet the circumambulation is complete.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-mandira
• pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation)
• gateway (dvāra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pradakṣiṇā itself is a potent devotional act; even when performed unintentionally or under hardship, it can generate lasting puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śiva temple in the Pampā region is implicitly glorified through the emphasis on pradakṣiṇā around it.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) of a Śiva temple is the key ritual act referenced.