Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 145

Devanagari script

वातोपि तेन वित्तेन प्रतिग्रहकृतेन च । चकार तत्र प्रासादं देवदेवस्य शूलिनः

Transliteration

vātopi tena vittena pratigrahakṛtena ca | cakāra tatra prāsādaṃ devadevasya śūlinaḥ

Translation

Und auch Vāta errichtete dort mit jenem Reichtum, der durch das Annehmen von Gaben erlangt war, einen Prāsāda, einen Tempelpalast, für den Gott der Götter, den Dreizackträger (Śiva).

Word by Word

• वातः: Vāta (a person named Vāta)
• वातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्

• वित्तेन: with wealth
• वित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्

• प्रतिग्रहकृतेन: obtained by accepting gifts
• प्रतिग्रहकृतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिग्रह-कृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृत = कृ-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; समासः: प्रतिग्रहस्य कृतेन/कृतेन (done by acceptance)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• चकार: made; built
• चकार: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• प्रासादम्: a palace/temple
• प्रासादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: देवानां देवः

• शूलिनः: of the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapālamocana

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor-figure (Vāta) supervises the raising of a lofty prāsāda; artisans carve pillars while priests mark the ground-plan; Śiva as Śūlin is envisioned as the presiding deity, with trident iconography and auspicious banners.

Characters & Entities

• Vāta
• Śiva (Śūlin, Devadeva)
• Kapālamocana-tīrtha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wealth becomes sanctified when directed toward Śiva’s worship and the building of dharmic institutions at a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The construction is described within the Kapālamocana-tīrtha māhātmya setting of Adhyāya 269.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Temple-building (prāsāda-nirmāṇa) for Śiva is presented as a meritorious act supported by properly obtained dāna resources.