Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

येन मे स्यात्सहायत्वं समस्ते यज्ञकर्मणि । तच्छ्रुत्वा सकलं वायुर्गत्वा शक्रनिवेशनम् । कथयामास तत्सर्वं यदुक्तं परमेष्ठिना

Transliteration

yena me syātsahāyatvaṃ samaste yajñakarmaṇi | tacchrutvā sakalaṃ vāyurgatvā śakraniveśanam | kathayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ yaduktaṃ parameṣṭhinā

Translation

„Damit mir in der Gesamtheit der Opferhandlungen (Yajña) Beistand werde.“ Als Vāyu dies vernahm, begab er sich zur Wohnstatt Śakras und berichtete vollständig alles, was der Höchste Herr, Brahmā, gesprochen hatte.

Word by Word

• yena: by which / whereby
• yena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे/हेतौ (relative-instrumental: 'by which/whereby')

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• syāt: may be / would be
• syāt: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sahāyatvam: help / assistance
• sahāyatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahāya-tva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• samaste: in the entire / complete
• samaste: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण

• yajñakarmaṇi: in the sacrificial rite
• yajñakarmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña + karman (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (yajñasya karma)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; (तद् + श्रुत्वा इति सन्धिः)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyā (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले क्रिया

• sakalam: entire
• sakalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (तत्सर्वम् इत्यस्य)

• vāyuḥ: Vāyu (Wind-god)
• vāyuḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyā (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले क्रिया

• śakraniveśanam: Śakra’s abode
• śakraniveśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra + niveśana (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śakrasya niveśanam)

• kathayāmāsa: told / narrated
• kathayāmāsa: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (कथयति; √kath/कथ् causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; परिप्रयोगः (आमास-प्रत्यय)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (सर्वम्)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• yat: which / what
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• uktam: said
• uktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• parameṣṭhinā: by Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• parameṣṭhinā: Kartā (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative voice (describing Vāyu’s action; includes Brahmā’s intent)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara-traya (implied as the subject of the message)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāyu, subtle and swift, departs after hearing Brahmā’s words, arriving at Indra’s resplendent abode to report the full message.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Parameṣṭhin)
• Vāyu
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual dharma is upheld through coordinated service—messengers, rulers of heaven, and divine hosts support sacred action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage glorifies Puṣkara-traya; this verse narrates the divine arrangements supporting rites connected to that tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It emphasizes ‘samasta yajñakarma’ (the full range of sacrificial duties) and the need for helpers; no direct devotee-instruction is stated.