Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

ततोऽत्रैव समागत्य स्थापयित्वा महेश्वरम् । सम्यगाराधयामास व्रतैश्च नियमैस्तथा

Transliteration

tato'traiva samāgatya sthāpayitvā maheśvaram | samyagārādhayāmāsa vrataiśca niyamaistathā

Translation

Dann kam er an eben diesen Ort, errichtete Maheśvara (Śiva) und verehrte Ihn in rechter Weise mit Gelübden und strengen Observanzen.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘then’

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (deictic adverb), ‘here’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अवधारणार्थ—‘indeed/just’

• samāgatya: having arrived
• samāgatya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (absolutive/ल्यप्), ‘having come/arrived’

• sthāpayitvā: having installed
• sthāpayitvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + ktvā
• Form: कृदन्त (absolutive/क्त्वा), ‘having installed/caused to be placed’

• maheśvaram: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—महान् ईश्वरः (the great Lord)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘properly/well’

• ārādhayāmāsa: worshipped
• ārādhayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√radh (राध् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; परिप्रयोगः—‘worshipped’

• vrataiḥ: with vows
• vrataiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction), ‘and’

• niyamaiḥ: with disciplines
• niyamaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘thus/likewise’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king arrives at the sacred spot, performs installation of Maheśvara (liṅga) with priests, then worships with offerings and observes vows—fasting, vigil, and regulated conduct; Nandi and attendants present.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Maheśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places become living centers of grace through installing and worshipping the deity with disciplined vows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

It indicates ‘this very place’ (atraiva) as the sanctified locale, but the exact tīrtha name is not present in the provided excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Establishing (sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā) Maheśvara and worshipping him through vrata (vows) and niyama (observances).