Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

मानितः सत्कृतश्चापि मन्दराचलमभ्यगात् । विश्वकर्मा ततस्तस्य क्षणेन मणिमद्गृहम्

Transliteration

mānitaḥ satkṛtaścāpi mandarācalamabhyagāt | viśvakarmā tatastasya kṣaṇena maṇimadgṛham

Translation

Honoré et reçu selon le rite, il se rendit à Mandarācala. Alors Viśvakarmā, en un seul instant, lui façonna un palais rempli de joyaux.

Word by Word

• मानितः: honoured
• मानितः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'honoured'

• सत्कृतः: well-received, duly honoured
• सत्कृतः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सत् + कृत) — 'well-received'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थे (also)

• मन्दराचलम्: Mandara mountain
• मन्दराचलम्: Karma (Object/Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर + अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — 'Mandara mountain'

• अभ्यगात्: approached, went to
• अभ्यगात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'went to/approached'

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य कर्म विश्वम्) — proper noun 'Viśvakarmā'

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal setting/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरबोधक (then)

• तस्य: of him, for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of him/for him'

• क्षणेन: in a moment
• क्षणेन: Karana (Instrumental of time/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'in a moment' (instrumental of time)

• मणिमत्: jewel-adorned, jewel-filled
• मणिमत्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणि + मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण — 'jewel-possessing' (agreeing with गृहम्)

• गृहम्: house, dwelling
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — object (to be made)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandarācala

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A revered devotee/figure, honoured by attendants, journeys toward Mandarācala; Viśvakarmā appears and in a flash manifests a jewel-studded mansion shimmering against the mountain backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Mandarācala
• Viśvakarmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places and divine hospitality are portrayed as sources of auspiciousness; honouring dharma invites swift divine support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mandarācala (a sacred mountain) is explicitly mentioned as the destination in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, highlighting divine craftsmanship and the sanctity of the mountain-setting.