Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

नृत्यगीतादिकं यच्च तथा कार्यं स्वशक्तितः । पुरतोऽस्य बलिर्देयस्तथान्यत्कुसुमादिकम्

Transliteration

nṛtyagītādikaṃ yacca tathā kāryaṃ svaśaktitaḥ | purato'sya balirdeyastathānyatkusumādikam

Translation

Und alles Weitere — Tanz, Gesang und dergleichen — richte nach deiner eigenen Kraft aus. Vor dieser Gottheit/diesem Heiligtum soll ein bali (rituelles Opfer) dargebracht werden, ebenso andere Gaben wie Blumen und Ähnliches.

Word by Word

• nṛtya-gīta-ādikam: dance, song, and the like
• nṛtya-gīta-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛtya (प्रातिपदिक) + gīta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (नृत्यं च गीतं च इत्यादि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• yat: whatever
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• kāryam: the task/what should be done
• kāryam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; “to-be-done” (कार्य as noun)

• sva-śaktitaḥ: according to one’s own ability
• sva-śaktitaḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (कर्मधारयवत्: स्वा शक्तिः); तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• purataḥ: in front (of)
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/postposition)

• asya: of him/of this (deity)
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• baliḥ: offering (bali)
• baliḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• deyaḥ: should be given
• deyaḥ: Vidhi (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धातु) + ya (यत्/देय)
• Form: कृदन्तः (यत्/देय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तव्यता (gerundive: “to be given”)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• anyat: other (things)
• anyat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• kusuma-ādikam: flowers and the like
• kusuma-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (कुसुमम् इत्यादि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Durvāsā (implied from continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple/kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A consecrated shrine foreground: devotees present flowers; a bali offering is placed before the deity; musicians and dancers perform as part of a temple celebration.

Characters & Entities

• bali
• kusuma (flowers)
• Śiva shrine (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion may be expressed through arts and offerings, but always within one’s means—bhakti guided by humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ritual directions belong to the local Śaiva tīrtha context that becomes associated with Nimbēśvara in the next chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform nṛtya-gīta (devotional dance and song), offer bali in front of the shrine, and present flowers and related offerings.