Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तत्र संसाधयामास सर्वान्मंत्रान्यथाक्रमम् । विधिना शास्त्रदृष्टेन श्रद्धया परया युतः

Transliteration

tatra saṃsādhayāmāsa sarvānmaṃtrānyathākramam | vidhinā śāstradṛṣṭena śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ

Translation

Dort vollzog er der Reihe nach alle Mantras in rechter Ordnung, nach dem von den Śāstras gebilligten Verfahren, erfüllt von höchster श्रद्धा (śraddhā).

Word by Word

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

• saṃsādhayāmāsa: accomplished, performed
• saṃsādhayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sādh (धातु) + सम् उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्; causative-भाव (णिच्) प्रयोगः—संसाधयति

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• mantrān: mantras
• mantrān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• yathā-kramam: in due order
• yathā-kramam: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययत्वेन प्रयोगः (adverbial)

• vidhinā: by the prescribed method
• vidhinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• śāstra-dṛṣṭena: as seen/laid down in the scriptures
• śāstra-dṛṣṭena: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √dṛś (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषण

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• parayā: supreme, great
• parayā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• yutaḥ: endowed (with)
• yutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage seated in a clean ritual enclosure near the shrine, performing mantra in stages—japa with mālā, offerings into a small homa fire, and gestures of nyāsa—face calm with focused faith.

Characters & Entities

• Citreśvara
• śāstra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Purāṇic dharma, success is linked to śraddhā and śāstra-guided method, not improvisation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The practice is performed at the pīṭha of Citreśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform mantra-sādhana in proper order (yathākramam) according to śāstra-approved procedure.