Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

मंत्रेणानेन सद्भक्त्या तवेदं वच्मि सुन्दरि

Transliteration

maṃtreṇānena sadbhaktyā tavedaṃ vacmi sundari

Translation

With this mantra, in true devotion, I speak this to you, O beautiful one.

Word by Word

• मन्त्रेण: by/with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental (3rd), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• सद्भक्त्या: with true devotion
• सद्भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + भक्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; कर्मधारयः (सती भक्ति:)

• तव: to you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive (6th), Singular; pronoun

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; pronoun

• वच्मि: I say/speak
• वच्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 1st person, Singular

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

Lakṣmī (contextual instruction leading into the concluding mantra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sundarī (beautiful lady)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A guru-like narrator leans slightly toward the princess, raising a hand in instruction, as attendants fall silent—signaling the moment of mantra impartation before the concluding rite.

Characters & Entities

• Mantra (generic)
• Sundarī (addressed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra is effective when joined to sincere devotion and correct transmission of instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it functions as a transition within a tīrtha-related ritual teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It cues that the following words are to be spoken as a mantra with sincere devotion.