Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

तस्य संवत्सरस्यान्ते ब्रह्मज्ञानं प्रजायते । शक्त्या विनिहिते ते च स्वदर्शनविवृद्धये

Transliteration

tasya saṃvatsarasyānte brahmajñānaṃ prajāyate | śaktyā vinihite te ca svadarśanavivṛddhaye

Translation

Am Ende jenes Jahres erwacht in ihm Brahman‑Erkenntnis (brahma‑jñāna). Und jene heiligen Stützen wurden dort von Śakti niedergelegt, zur Mehrung ihres eigenen heiligen Schauens (darśana) und ihrer Offenbarung.

Word by Word

• tasya: of him/that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saṃvatsarasya: of a year
• saṃvatsarasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃvatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (Locative: time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• brahmajñānam: knowledge of Brahman
• brahmajñānam: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (brahmaṇaḥ jñānam = knowledge of Brahman)

• prajāyate: arises / is born
• prajāyate: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śaktyā: by (divine) power
• śaktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• vinihite: when/where (it is) placed
• vinihite: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + ni + dhā (धातु) → vinihita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (placed/installed)

• te: those / they
• te: Kartā/Karma (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• sva-darśana-vivṛddhaye: for the increase of one’s vision/insight
• sva-darśana-vivṛddhaye: Sampradāna (Purpose/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + vivṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (svasyā darśanasya vivṛddhiḥ = increase of one's vision/insight)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhi-Pādukā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calendar-like passage of seasons around a small hidden shrine; Śakti is envisioned placing sacred supports (pādukā/adhāra) into the hollow, while a sādhaka’s aura brightens as brahma-jñāna dawns at year’s end.

Characters & Entities

• Śakti
• Brahma-jñāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady practice over time ripens into realization; sacred places are portrayed as Śakti’s deliberate gifts for spiritual awakening.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra tīrthas and the Siddhi-pādukā connected to Śakti’s installation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A year-long commitment is implied: continuing the tīrtha-related devotion until the year’s end to attain brahmajñāna.