Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

यत्त्वयोक्तं तदा तेन निर्मितोऽत्र महेश्वरः । एतच्च सर्वमाचक्ष्व संदेहं सूतनन्दन

Transliteration

yattvayoktaṃ tadā tena nirmito'tra maheśvaraḥ | etacca sarvamācakṣva saṃdehaṃ sūtanandana

Translation

Und was du sagtest — dass damals Maheśvara hier von ihm eingesetzt wurde — erkläre dies alles vollständig, o Sohn des Sūta, und nimm den Zweifel hinweg.

Word by Word

• यत्: what, that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया, एकवचन

• उक्तम्: said
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriyavisheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• निर्मितः: was made/constructed
• निर्मितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + मा (धातु) → निर्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (एतत्)

• आचक्ष्व: tell, explain
• आचक्ष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संदेहम्: doubt
• संदेहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सूतनन्दन: O son of Sūta
• सूतनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सूतस्य नन्दनः); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Ṛṣis (the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta / Sūta’s son (as addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A questioning assembly asks for clarification: the focus is on the claim that Rāma established Maheśvara here; the scene anticipates a liṅga or shrine being founded, with listeners attentive and the narrator poised to explain.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True reverence includes seeking precise understanding; doubts about sacred tradition should be resolved through authoritative narration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘here’ refers to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra tīrtha milieu where Śiva (Maheśvara) is said to have been established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nirmāṇa/establishment of Maheśvara (Śiva-liṅga) is referenced, though the verse is a request for explanation.