Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

नाम्ना चित्ररथो राजा वनं चित्ररथस्य तत् । एतज्जानीहि भो इन्द्र शिवपुर्याः समीपतः

Transliteration

nāmnā citraratho rājā vanaṃ citrarathasya tat | etajjānīhi bho indra śivapuryāḥ samīpataḥ

Translation

Es gab einen König namens Citraratha, und jener Wald heißt „Citrarathas Wald“. Wisse dies, o Indra: er liegt nahe bei Śivapurī.

Word by Word

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• चित्ररथः: Citraratha
• चित्ररथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्ररथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; समासः: चित्र + रथ

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular

• चित्ररथस्य: of Citraratha
• चित्ररथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्ररथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular

• एतत्: this (fact)
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• जानीहि: know
• जानीहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person/मध्यमपुरुष), एकवचन — 2nd sg. imperative; परस्मैपद

• भो: O!
• भो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular

• शिवपुर्याः: of Śiva’s city
• शिवपुर्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवपुरी (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular; समासः: शिव + पुरी

• समीपतः: nearby / from near
• समीपतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीपतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caitraratha/Citraratha-vana (near Śivapurī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A guide-like moment: the speaker points out a named forest—Citraratha’s—situated near Śivapurī, as if marking a sacred waypoint for Indra.

Characters & Entities

• Citraratha
• Indra
• Śivapurī
• Citraratha-vana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography preserves memory: places near Śiva’s abode are marked by named forests and exemplary figures.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śivapurī and the nearby Citraratha forest (Citraratha-vana) are referenced as holy localities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse provides locational and naming context.