Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

निर्ममे देवदेवस्य स्वेच्छावर्द्धिष्णुमंदिरम् । सर्वर्द्धिमत्प्रशस्ताभं मणिविद्रुमभूषितम्

Transliteration

nirmame devadevasya svecchāvarddhiṣṇumaṃdiram | sarvarddhimatpraśastābhaṃ maṇividrumabhūṣitam

Translation

Für den Gott der Götter (Devadeva) errichtete er einen Tempel, der nach seinem Willen anwuchs—strahlend und erlesen, mit allem Gedeihen erfüllt, mit Edelsteinen und Korallen geschmückt.

Word by Word

• निर्ममे: constructed
• निर्ममे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'made/constructed'

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — 'of the god of gods'

• स्वेच्छावर्द्धिष्णु: expanding at will
• स्वेच्छावर्द्धिष्णु: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + इच्छा + वर्द्धिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपपद/तत्पुरुष-समासः — 'growing according to one’s will' (agreeing with मन्दिरम्)

• मन्दिरम्: temple, mansion
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — object of निर्ममे

• सर्वर्द्धिमत्: possessing all riches
• सर्वर्द्धिमत्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ऋद्धि + मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त — 'possessing all prosperity' (agreeing with मन्दिरम्)

• प्रशस्ताभम्: of praised splendour
• प्रशस्ताभम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — 'having excellent splendour/appearance'

• मणिविद्रुमभूषितम्: adorned with jewels and coral
• मणिविद्रुमभूषितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणि + विद्रुम + भूषित (कृदन्त; भूष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया/करण-तत्पुरुषः (मणि-विद्रुमैः भूषितम्) — 'adorned with jewels and coral'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandarācala-śaiva-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvakarmā completes a luminous temple for the Devadeva—its form subtly expanding as if alive, surfaces studded with gems and coral, emanating auspicious brilliance.

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (Śiva, implied)
• Viśvakarmā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The temple is portrayed as a living expression of divine will and prosperity—suggesting that devotion manifests as beauty, order, and sacred dwelling for the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha-name is not stated in this verse; the emphasis is on the divinely fashioned temple within the chapter’s sacred-place narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse supports temple-centric devotion (darśana and worship are implied by the temple’s glorification).