Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

तथा च ते घृणाऽप्यस्ति गुरुवित्तसमुद्भवा । तदर्थं कुरु तन्नाम्ना शंकरस्य निवेशनम्

Transliteration

tathā ca te ghṛṇā'pyasti guruvittasamudbhavā | tadarthaṃ kuru tannāmnā śaṃkarasya niveśanam

Translation

Und auch in dir ist Abneigung, entstanden aus der Anhaftung an den Reichtum des Guru. Darum, aus diesem Grund, errichte eine Wohnstätte für Śaṅkara, in Seinem eigenen Namen.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that way
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) — indeclinable adverb ‘thus/so’

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

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular ‘of you/your’ (also could be dative in some contexts; here genitive)

• घृणा: compassion, pity
• घृणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपि—सम्भावना/समुच्चय) — particle ‘also/even’

• अस्ति: is, exists
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — present indicative, 3rd person singular

• गुरुवित्तसमुद्भवा: arising from (respect for) wealth of the guru / from the guru’s wealth
• गुरुवित्तसमुद्भवा: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + वित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying घृणा)

• तदर्थम्: for that purpose
• तदर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, अव्यय — indeclinable ‘for that purpose’

• कुरु: do, make
• कुरु: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — imperative, 2nd person singular

• तन्नाम्ना: by that name
• तन्नाम्ना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular ‘by/with that name’

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — masculine genitive singular

• निवेशनम्: a dwelling, residence
• निवेशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular

Speaker

Durvāsā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkara-niveśana (deva-gṛha/āyatana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā points out the donor’s inner aversion born of attachment to wealth and prescribes constructing an abode for Śaṅkara; artisans begin laying stones while the donor offers a dedicatory pot and flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Durvāsā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Misuse of wealth and guru-related fault is countered by redirecting resources into sacred construction dedicated to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śaṅkara-niveśana (Śiva abode) is prescribed, but no specific geographic tīrtha-name is stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Constructing a dwelling/abode (niveśana) for Śaṅkara as a remedial dharmic act.