Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

। ऋषय ऊचुः । तोषितः केन सिद्धेन तत्र सिद्धेश्वरो विभुः । एतत्सर्वं समाचक्ष्व विस्तरात्सूतनन्दन

Transliteration

| ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | toṣitaḥ kena siddhena tatra siddheśvaro vibhuḥ | etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva vistarātsūtanandana

Translation

Die Weisen sprachen: Durch welches vollendete Wesen wurde dort der mächtige Herr Siddheśvara erfreut? Berichte uns dies alles ausführlich, o Sohn des Sūta.

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तोषितः: pleased; satisfied
• तोषितः: Visheshya (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तोषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √तुष्)
• Form: भूतकृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (pleased)

• केन: by whom; by what
• केन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• सिद्धेन: by a perfected one; siddha
• सिद्धेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

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

• सिद्धेश्वरः: the lord of siddhas (Siddheśvara)
• सिद्धेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सिद्धानाम् ईश्वरः)

• विभुः: the all-pervading lord
• विभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सिद्धेश्वरस्य विशेषणम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वम्)

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• समाचक्ष्व: tell; explain
• समाचक्ष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विस्तरात्: in detail
• विस्तरात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोगः (पञ्चमी-अर्थे), प्रकारवाचकः: 'in detail'

• सूतनन्दन: O son of Sūta
• सूतनन्दन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक: सूत + नन्दन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सूतस्य नन्दनः)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūtanandana (son of Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of sages questions Sūta’s son about Siddheśvara: who was the siddha that pleased the Lord there; the scene is set in an āśrama with a sense of narrative anticipation.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Siddheśvara
• Sūta (as addressee: sūtanandana)
• Siddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are illuminated through exemplary devotees; understanding ‘how the Lord was pleased’ teaches the path of devotion and right practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheśvara is the central sacred focus of this new chapter’s inquiry.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces a narrative request for detailed explanation.