Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

यूयं सर्वगुणोपेता विष्णुना मे प्रकीर्तिताः । तस्मादागमनं कार्यं मया सार्धं समस्तकैः

Transliteration

yūyaṃ sarvaguṇopetā viṣṇunā me prakīrtitāḥ | tasmādāgamanaṃ kāryaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ samastakaiḥ

Translation

„Ihr seid mit allen Tugenden ausgestattet, und Viṣṇu hat euch mir gegenüber gepriesen. Darum sollt ihr mit mir kommen—allesamt, ohne Ausnahme.“

Word by Word

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वगुणोपेताः: possessed of all virtues
• सर्वगुणोपेताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गुण + उपेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मे: of me; to me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive) एकवचनम्; एन्क्लिटिक-रूपम्

• प्रकीर्तिताः: praised; proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Karta (Logical subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) → प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्मणि (passive sense)

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पञ्चमी-प्रयोगः (ablatival adverb)

• आगमनम्: coming; arrival
• आगमनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अत्र विधेय-भावे (as subject of obligation)

• कार्यम्: to be done; necessary
• कार्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कार्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्य-अर्थक कृदन्तः (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेयम् (predicate)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्ययम् (prepositional adverb: 'together with')

• समस्तकैः: with all (of them); with everyone
• समस्तकैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Indra (Purandara) (deduced from v.24 address and surrounding dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deva-figure (Purandara/Indra implied by nearby verses) addresses a group of serene brāhmaṇas; above or behind, a subtle Viṣṇu presence (aura, conch-disc) signifies endorsement; the road to a tīrtha opens ahead.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The virtuous should heed divine counsel and move in unity toward dharmic action, especially in matters of tīrtha and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the broader Tīrthamāhātmya in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the specific site is not named in this line alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical instruction is given—‘āgamana’ (to come/return) with the group; no specific rite (snāna/japa) is stated.