Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मीनारायणप्रीत्यै वस्त्रालंकरणैः शुभैः । परिधाय सपत्नीकः कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नरः

Transliteration

lakṣmīnārāyaṇaprītyai vastrālaṃkaraṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ | paridhāya sapatnīkaḥ kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ

Translation

Um Lakṣmī‑Nārāyaṇa zu erfreuen, soll der Mann glückverheißende Gewänder und Schmuck anlegen; tut er dies zusammen mit seiner Gattin, wird er zu einem, der seine dharmische Pflicht erfüllt hat.

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मी-नारायण-प्रीत्यै: for the pleasure of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa
• लक्ष्मी-नारायण-प्रीत्यै: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + नारायण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (लक्ष्मीनारायणयोः प्रीतिः तस्यै)

• वस्त्र-अलंकरणैः: with clothes and ornaments
• वस्त्र-अलंकरणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अलंकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (वस्त्राणि च अलंकरणानि च)

• शुभैः: auspicious/fine
• शुभैः: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; वस्त्रालंकरणैः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• परिधाय: having put on/worn
• परिधाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि-√धा (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• स-पत्नीकः: together with (his) wife
• स-पत्नीकः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय) + पत्नीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (पत्नीसमेतः)

• कृत-कृत्यः: one who has accomplished his duty
• कृत-कृत्यः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ + क्त) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (कृतं कृत्यं येन)

• भवेत्: should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa sambandhita kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A husband and wife, freshly bathed, in bright auspicious garments and modest ornaments, stand before a Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa shrine with lamps, flowers, and incense.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer purity and reverent preparation, especially when done as a couple, is presented as a dharmic completion that pleases the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within a Tīrthamāhātmya context in Nāgara-khaṇḍa, connected to a sacred observance involving holy trees (not named explicitly in this single verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Wear auspicious clothing and ornaments as an act of devotion to Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa, ideally performed together with one’s wife (sapatnīka).