Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 988

Devanagari script

निष्कामैर्मुनिभिः सेव्यो महाविद्यादिसेवितः । नाभितः शिरसि व्याप्त अखण्डसुखदायकः

Transliteration

niṣkāmairmunibhiḥ sevyo mahāvidyādisevitaḥ | nābhitaḥ śirasi vyāpta akhaṇḍasukhadāyakaḥ

Translation

Er wird von wunschlosen Munis verehrt und von den großen Vidyās und anderen göttlichen Kräften bedient. Vom Nabel bis zum Haupt durchdringend, schenkt Er ununterbrochene Wonne.

Word by Word

• निष्कामैः: by desireless (ones)
• निष्कामैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सेव्यः: to be served/worshipped
• सेव्यः: Karta (Predicate adjective of subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) → सेव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; भाव्य/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सेवितव्यः’ अर्थे

• महाविद्यादिसेवितः: served by Mahāvidyās and others
• महाविद्यादिसेवितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाविद्या + आदि + सेवित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘सेवित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘महाविद्याः आदयः’ इति समाहार-गणवाचकः

• नाभितः: from/at the navel region
• नाभितः: Adhikarana (Spatial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• शिरसि: on the head
• शिरसि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्याप्तः: pervading/spread
• व्याप्तः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याप् (धातु) → व्याप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अखण्डसुखदायकः: giver of unbroken bliss
• अखण्डसुखदायकः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखण्ड + सुख + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अखण्डस्य सुखस्य दायकः)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced from Brahmā–Nārada dialogue context in this unit)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Supreme Presence enthroned within a subtle-body diagram: from navel to head a column of light; around Him stand personified Mahāvidyās as attendants, while desireless sages offer silent reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Munis
• Mahāvidyās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purified, desireless devotion and yogic absorption lead to an inner experience of continuous bliss.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is yogic and devotional rather than geographical; the broader narrative context remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, steady worship/attendance (sevā) and meditative internalization are recommended; no specific external rite is named.