Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ततो वैदिशमासाद्य स पुष्पो हृष्टमानसः । शुक्ला तां गुटिकां वक्त्रे चकारद्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

tato vaidiśamāsādya sa puṣpo hṛṣṭamānasaḥ | śuklā tāṃ guṭikāṃ vaktre cakāradvijasattamāḥ

Translation

Entonces, al llegar a Vidiśā, Puṣpa, con el corazón jubiloso, se puso en la boca aquella píldora blanca y resplandeciente, oh el mejor de los nacidos dos veces.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala/Sequence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (then/thereafter)

• वैदिशम्: Vidiśā
• वैदिशम्: Gati-karma (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आसाद्य: having reached
• आसाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु) + आसाद्य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुष्पः: Puṣpa
• पुष्पः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हृष्टमानसः: with a delighted mind
• हृष्टमानसः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (हृष्टं मानसं यस्य) बहुव्रीहिवत्-विशेषणप्रयोगः

• शुक्लः: white/bright (or: pure)
• शुक्लः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुष्पः)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गुटिकाम्: pellet/ball
• गुटिकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वक्त्रे: in (his) mouth
• वक्त्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चकार: placed/made
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्विजसत्तमः: the best of brāhmaṇas
• द्विजसत्तमः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (द्विजानां सत्तमः)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vidiśā (scene) / Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (boon source)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Vidiśā, Puṣpa joyfully places the bright white guṭikā into his mouth; the moment is intimate and ritual-like, suggesting a vow fulfilled or instruction followed.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Puṣpa (brāhmaṇa)
• Vidiśā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A boon received through sacred encounter is to be carried with faith and applied as instructed, sustaining the devotee’s journey.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains rooted in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya, while the action shifts to Vidiśā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical observance: placing/consuming the bestowed guṭikā (pill) as part of utilizing the boon.