Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

नेत्रे मुकुलिते कृत्वा शुरो करौ कृत्वा तु संहतौ । चेतसि ध्यानरूपेण चिंतयेच्छिवमंगलम्

Transliteration

netre mukulite kṛtvā śuro karau kṛtvā tu saṃhatau | cetasi dhyānarūpeṇa ciṃtayecchivamaṃgalam

Translation

Mit geschlossenen Augen und in gefasster Haltung die Hände zum Añjali gefügt, soll der standhafte Übende im Geist—durch die Gestalt der Meditation—Śiva betrachten, der die Auspiziosität selbst ist.

Word by Word

• नेत्रे: the two eyes
• नेत्रे: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन; कर्म (object)

• मुकुलिते: closed
• मुकुलिते: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुकुलित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन; नेत्रे इति विशेषणम्

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having made/done)

• शूरः: the hero/brave one (the practitioner)
• शूरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• करौ: the two hands
• करौ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन; कर्म

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे (but/indeed)

• संहतौ: joined together
• संहतौ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन; करौ इति विशेषणम् (hands kept together)

• चेतसि: in the mind
• चेतसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locus)

• ध्यानरूपेण: by the form of meditation
• ध्यानरूपेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (ध्यानस्य रूपम्)

• चिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शिवमङ्गलम्: auspicious Śiva (the auspicious one)
• शिवमङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (शिवं च तत् मङ्गलम्)

Speaker

Śiva (contextual continuation of Īśvara’s instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin with closed eyes and joined palms; within a translucent heart-space appears Śiva as radiant auspiciousness—either a shining liṅga or serene Sadāśiva with crescent moon and third eye; the surroundings fade into quiet light.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• dhyāna
• añjali (hands joined)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True auspiciousness is internalized by disciplined meditation—stilling the senses and focusing the heart on Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No geographical tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the inner tīrtha of concentrated contemplation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Close the eyes, join the hands, and meditate mentally on Śiva as the auspicious principle.