Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

एतस्याः सर्वमाचक्ष्व प्रभावं सूतसंभव । केनैषा निर्मिता यात्रा सर्वं विस्तरतो वद

Transliteration

etasyāḥ sarvamācakṣva prabhāvaṃ sūtasaṃbhava | kenaiṣā nirmitā yātrā sarvaṃ vistarato vada

Translation

O Sūta, sprung from the sūta-lineage, tell us in full the greatness of this Śakti. By whom was this pilgrimage (yātrā) established? Explain everything in detail.

Word by Word

• एतस्याः: of this (goddess/thing)
• एतस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• प्रभावम्: power, glory, efficacy
• प्रभावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सूतसंभव: O one born of Sūta
• सूतसंभव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत + संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूतस्य संभवः)

• केन: by whom
• केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• निर्मिता: was made/constructed
• निर्मिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + मा (धातु) → निर्मित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यात्रा: pilgrimage/ritual journey
• यात्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विस्तरतः: in detail
• विस्तरतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तरतः (अव्यय; विस्तर-शब्दात् तसिल्)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: ‘in detail’)

• वद: say/tell
• वद: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sages/Questioner (addressing Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ambāvṛddhā (Śakti) yātrā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages address Sūta with folded hands, requesting the full prabhāva of Ambāvṛddhā-Śakti and the founder of the yātrā, urging a detailed account.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• yātrā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places and goddess-manifestations are approached through śravaṇa (hearing) and inquiry; understanding a tīrtha’s prabhāva begins with asking for its origin and purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse introduces the forthcoming māhātmya of a Śakti connected with the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative in this chapter, explaining the origin of its yātrā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; it requests a detailed account of the yātrā’s establishment and spiritual potency.