Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्सर्वप्रयत्नेन वांछद्भिरीप्सितं फलम् । स देवो वीक्षणीयश्च पूजनीयो विशेषतः

Transliteration

tasminsarvaprayatnena vāṃchadbhirīpsitaṃ phalam | sa devo vīkṣaṇīyaśca pūjanīyo viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Darum sollen alle, die die ersehnte Frucht begehren, mit allem Eifer jene Gottheit schauen; und vor allem Ihn mit besonderer Ehrfurcht verehren.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in/at that (place/time)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सर्वः प्रयत्नः) Instrumental singular (manner)

• वाञ्छद्भिः: by those desiring
• वाञ्छद्भिः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Present active participle used substantively, Instrumental plural

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular qualifying फलम्

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• सः: he/that
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun, Nominative singular

• देवः: the deity
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• वीक्षणीयः: to be seen
• वीक्षणीयः: Vidhyartha (Obligation predicate/विध्यर्थ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (अनीयर्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Gerundive/obligatory adjective

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजनीयः: to be worshipped
• पूजनीयः: Vidhyartha (Obligation predicate/विध्यर्थ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (अनीयर्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Gerundive/obligatory adjective

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Sūta relating the Māhātmya to Ṛṣis)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims arrive with determination, pause in awe before the deity, and perform special worship with lamps and offerings; the deity is shown as the focal point of the sacred landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana and pūjā at a praised shrine are direct means for attaining both worldly and spiritual fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular deity/shrine within Adhyāya 155 is being recommended for darśana and worship; the verse itself does not name the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seekers should take darśana (behold the deity) and perform pūjā with special devotion.