Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । विश्वकर्मन्द्रुतं गच्छ यज्ञमण्डपसिद्धये । पत्नीशालां ततश्चैव यज्ञवेदीस्तथैव च

Transliteration

brahmovāca | viśvakarmandrutaṃ gaccha yajñamaṇḍapasiddhaye | patnīśālāṃ tataścaiva yajñavedīstathaiva ca

Translation

Brahmā sprach: „O Viśvakarman, geh unverzüglich, damit der Opferpavillon ordnungsgemäß vollendet werde. Danach errichte die Halle für die Gattin des Opferherrn und ebenso die Opferaltäre.“

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• viśvakarman: O Viśvakarman
• viśvakarman: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (viśvasya karman = maker of all)

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• yajñamaṇḍapasiddhaye: for the completion of the sacrificial pavilion
• yajñamaṇḍapasiddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña + maṇḍapa + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (yajñasya maṇḍapasya siddhiḥ = completion of the sacrificial pavilion)

• patnīśālām: the wives’ hall
• patnīśālām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī + śālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (patnyāḥ śālā = wives’ hall)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Sequencing/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thereafter/then)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• yajñavedīḥ: the sacrificial altars
• yajñavedīḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña + vedī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (yajñasya vedī = sacrificial altar/platform)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Brahmā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viśvakarman

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā issues brisk instructions to Viśvakarman; in the background artisans begin raising a sacrificial pavilion, marking out the vedi and a separate hall for the wife of the sacrificer.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viśvakarman
• Yajña (sacrificial rite)
• Yajñamaṇḍapa
• Patnīśālā
• Yajñavedī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through timely, well-ordered ritual action—sacred works should be executed with readiness and precision.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya frame, the passage supports a local tīrtha narrative by describing the proper establishment of a yajña at the sacred locale (the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this verse alone).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Construction of the yajñamaṇḍapa, the patnīśālā, and the yajñavedīs (altars) as prerequisites for the sacrifice.