Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सर्वमन्यत्समादिष्टं यत्त्वयोक्तं चतुर्मुख

Transliteration

sarvamanyatsamādiṣṭaṃ yattvayoktaṃ caturmukha

Translation

Tout le reste, ô Seigneur aux Quatre Visages, a été également ordonné selon ce que tu as prescrit.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: all; everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — neuter nom/acc sg; 'everything'

• अन्यत्: other; remaining
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — neuter nom/acc sg; 'other/remaining'

• समादिष्टम्: has been instructed; has been ordered
• समादिष्टम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samādiṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √diś (धातु) उपसर्ग-सम्+आ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — instructed/ordered

• यत्: whatever; that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — relative pronoun (neut. nom/acc sg)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — instrumental singular 'by you'

• उक्तम्: said
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √vac (धातु))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — said/spoken

• चतुर्मुख: O four-faced one (Brahmā)
• चतुर्मुख: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur-mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन — vocative singular; बहुव्रीहि: चत्वारि मुखानि यस्य सः (four-faced)

Speaker

Viśvakarmā (continuing to address Brahmā, by context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvakarmā stands before Brahmā with folded hands, indicating all arrangements are complete as instructed; the pavilion and implements appear orderly and ready.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā
• Brahmā (Caturmukha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is shown as disciplined execution—sacred work succeeds when instructions are faithfully carried out.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrtha-focused narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; this line itself does not name the location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ensuring all yajña-related arrangements are completed according to the presiding authority’s directions.