Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

स लक्ष्मीसहितो विष्णुर्विज्ञेयो नात्र संशयः । तं पूजयेन्महाभक्त्या स्थिरा लक्ष्मीर्गृहे भवेत्

Transliteration

sa lakṣmīsahito viṣṇurvijñeyo nātra saṃśayaḥ | taṃ pūjayenmahābhaktyā sthirā lakṣmīrgṛhe bhavet

Translation

Erkenne: Er ist Viṣṇu zusammen mit Lakṣmī—daran besteht kein Zweifel. Man verehre Ihn mit großer Hingabe; dann wird Lakṣmī beständig im Hause weilen.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लक्ष्मी-सहितः: accompanied by Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मी-सहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (‘लक्ष्म्या सहितः’)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विज्ञेयः: to be known/understood as
• विज्ञेयः: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+√ज्ञा (धातु) + ण्यत् (कृदन्त; विधेय/gerundive)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्तः (to be known/should be understood)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महाभक्त्या: with great devotion
• महाभक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक; महा+भक्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; ‘महती भक्तिः’ इति कर्मधारय

• स्थिरा: steady/firm
• स्थिरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī/prosperity
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवेत्: may be/should become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unknown (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śālagrāma

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within tīrtha-māhātmya; earlier addressed interlocutor implied

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śālagrāma on altar radiating Viṣṇu’s symbols; Lakṣmī’s lotus aura encircles it; devotee performs mahābhakti pūjā; the home appears orderly and luminous, signifying stable Śrī.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship of Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī establishes lasting auspiciousness and stability in one’s life and household.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific place is named; the verse continues the Śālagrāma/Viṣṇu worship māhātmya with a household-centered result.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Lakṣmī-sahita Viṣṇu with great devotion to secure stable Lakṣmī (prosperity) in the home.