Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

अद्यापि कलिकाले स दृष्टो भक्त्या सुरेश्वरः । नाशयेद्दिनजं पापं नराणां नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

adyāpi kalikāle sa dṛṣṭo bhaktyā sureśvaraḥ | nāśayeddinajaṃ pāpaṃ narāṇāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Même aujourd’hui, en l’âge de Kali, ce Seigneur des dieux est contemplé par la dévotion ; il détruit les fautes nées au fil du jour chez les hommes—il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (time adverb: today/now)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-अर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• कलिकाले: in the Kali age
• कलिकाले: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिकाल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kaleḥ kālaḥ)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; अन्वादेश-सर्वनाम

• दृष्टः: is seen/has been seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; कर्मणि प्रयोगे (has been seen)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• सुरेश्वरः: the Lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lord of gods)

• नाशयेत्: would destroy
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) (णिच् causative: नाशय)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दिनजम्: daily
• दिनजम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिनज (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुषः (dināt jātaṃ = born of the day; i.e., daily)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• नराणाम्: of men
• नराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• न: not/no
• न: Avyaya (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijottamāḥ (assembled brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A present-day (Kali-yuga) pilgrim beholds the ‘Lord of the gods’ in a temple; the deity’s gaze and aura dissolve a dark mist labeled as sins, replaced by light and calm.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Puṣpāditya (Sūrya)
• Sureśvara (epithet)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali Yuga, sincere devotion and darśana remain powerful means for purification and removal of daily faults.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Puṣpāditya’s sacred presence in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative frame of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana with bhakti (devotional viewing/approach) is highlighted as the effective practice for pāpa-kṣaya.