Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेश आहूय विश्वकर्मणे । विधानं कथयामास पूजार्थं विस्तरान्वितम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśa āhūya viśvakarmaṇe | vidhānaṃ kathayāmāsa pūjārthaṃ vistarānvitam

Translation

Nachdem Hṛṣīkeśa (Hari) so gesprochen hatte, rief er Viśvakarman herbei und erläuterte in voller Ausführlichkeit die Vorschrift, die für die Verehrung zu befolgen sei.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having said)

• हृषीकेश: Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• हृषीकेश: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• आहूय: having called/summoned
• आहूय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ह्वे (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having summoned)

• विश्वकर्मणे: to Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• विधानम्: procedure; ordinance
• विधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• कथयामास: told; narrated
• कथयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, नामधातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूजार्थम्: for worship
• पूजार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक-समास (for the purpose of worship)

• विस्तरान्वितम्: accompanied by details; elaborate
• विस्तरान्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्तर + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणं विधानम् प्रति

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (narration; likely Sūta continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vāstu / Hāṭakeśvara context (commissioning phase)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu) summons Viśvakarman; the divine architect listens with tools and plans as Viṣṇu explains a detailed worship procedure.

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• Viśvakarman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship in sacred places is upheld as a disciplined tradition—devotion is strengthened by proper procedure (vidhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider chapter is a tīrtha-māhātmya, but this verse highlights pūjā-vidhi and does not name the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A detailed pūjā procedure (pūjārtha vidhāna) is indicated, though its steps are not listed in this single verse.