Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

प्रतिज्ञया गमिष्यामि द्रष्टुं तद्देवतात्रयम् । मुंडीरं कालनाथं च मूल स्थानं च भास्करम्

Transliteration

pratijñayā gamiṣyāmi draṣṭuṃ taddevatātrayam | muṃḍīraṃ kālanāthaṃ ca mūla sthānaṃ ca bhāskaram

Translation

„Bei meinem Gelübde werde ich hingehen, um jene Dreiheit der Gottheiten zu schauen — Muṇḍīra, Kālanātha und Bhāskara an seinem ursprünglichen Sitz (mūlasthāna).“

Word by Word

• प्रतिज्ञया: by a vow/promise
• प्रतिज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with a vow)

• गमिष्यामि: I shall go
• गमिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Simple future, 1st person singular

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्; Infinitive of purpose

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used as determiner in compound-context (that)

• देवता-त्रयम्: the triad of deities
• देवता-त्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dvigu compound meaning a group of three deities

• मुंडीरम्: Muṇḍīra
• मुंडीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुंडीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper name

• कालनाथम्: Kālanātha (Lord of Time)
• कालनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कालनाथः = कालस्य नाथः)

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

• मूलस्थानम्: the original place/seat
• मूलस्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (मूलं स्थानम्)

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

• भास्करम्: Bhāskara (the Sun deity)
• भास्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper name (Sun)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (the afflicted pilgrim)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (with Muṇḍīra, Kālanātha, Bhāskara-mūlasthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not specified.

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, weakened yet resolute, declares his vow to behold a triad of deities—Muṇḍīra, Kālanātha (liṅga), and Bhāskara at the original seat—against a backdrop of a Gujarati kṣetra with multiple shrines.

Characters & Entities

• Muṇḍīra
• Kālanātha
• Bhāskara
• devatā-traya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow (pratijñā) directed toward darśana of sacred forms anchors the mind and transforms hardship into purposeful dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha-circuit of Muṇḍīra, Kālanātha, and Bhāskara’s mūlasthāna is explicitly highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The key prescription is the vow-bound pilgrimage for darśana of the deity-triad; specific rites are not detailed in this verse.