Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

शापानुग्रहसामर्थ्यसंयुतस्तेज साऽन्वितः । अजेयः सर्वभूतानां साधूनां संमतस्तथा

Transliteration

śāpānugrahasāmarthyasaṃyutasteja sā'nvitaḥ | ajeyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sādhūnāṃ saṃmatastathā

Translation

Endowed with the power to curse and to bless, and possessed of spiritual radiance, he becomes unconquerable by all beings—and is likewise approved by the righteous sādhus.

Word by Word

• śāpa-anugraha-sāmarthya-saṃyutaḥ: endowed with the power of curse and grace
• śāpa-anugraha-sāmarthya-saṃyutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anugraha (प्रातिपदिक) + sāmarthya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त; √yuj (धातु) + सम् उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (क्त-प्रत्यय), समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• tejaḥ: splendour, energy
• tejaḥ: Visheshya (Qualifier/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• anvitaḥ: endowed, possessed (with)
• anvitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anvita (कृदन्त; √i (धातु) + अनु उपसर्ग, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• ajeyaḥ: unconquerable
• ajeyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-jeya (प्रातिपदिक; √ji (धातु) + यत्/अनीय-भाव, नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण

• sarva-bhūtānām: of all beings
• sarva-bhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• sādhūnām: of the virtuous
• sādhūnām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• saṃmataḥ: approved, esteemed
• saṃmataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃmata (कृदन्त; √man (धातु) + सम् उपसर्ग, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Unspecified (describing the empowered sādhaka)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citreśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant sage, haloed with tejas, stands composed; on one side symbols of blessing (abhaya/varada), on the other the austere force of a curse; sādhus in the background nod in approval.

Characters & Entities

• sādhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual power is paired with tejas and recognition by the righteous, not mere display of prowess.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The empowerment is tied to the pīṭha-based sādhana described in this Tīrthamāhātmya sequence (later named Cित्रेश्वर-pīṭha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added; the verse lists outcomes of successful mantra-sādhana.