Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

समुद्रो द्विगुणस्तत्र दधिमंडोदसंभवः । साध्या वसंति नियतं महत्तपसि संस्थिताः

Transliteration

samudro dviguṇastatra dadhimaṃḍodasaṃbhavaḥ | sādhyā vasaṃti niyataṃ mahattapasi saṃsthitāḥ

Translation

Là, l’océan est double en étendue, né comme mer de caillé et de son essence. Les Sādhyas y demeurent sans cesse, établis dans une grande austérité.

Word by Word

• समुद्रः: ocean
• समुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्विगुणः: double
• द्विगुणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• दधिमण्डोदसम्भवः: arising from the watery essence of curd
• दधिमण्डोदसम्भवः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + उद (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (सम्+भू धातु, घञ्/अच्-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘दधिमण्डोदात् सम्भवः’ (source-derived)

• साध्याः: Sādhyas (a class of deities)
• साध्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; देवगण-नाम

• वसन्ति: dwell/live
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नियतम्: constantly/regularly
• नियतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नियत (नि+यम् धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तपसि: in austerity/penance
• तपसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• संस्थिताः: steadfast/established
• संस्थिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+स्था (धातु) + क्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dadhi-samudra (curd-ocean) adjoining Śālmalīdvīpa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene, pale-white ocean of curd with gentle swells; on luminous shores, Sādhyas sit in unwavering meditation, surrounded by subtle radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Sādhyas
• Dadhi-maṃḍoda Samudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in worlds of abundance, the highest inhabitants are defined by tapas—discipline is portrayed as the true wealth of divine life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No local tīrtha is named; the verse continues the Purāṇic description of oceans and divine residents.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; tapas is praised implicitly through the Sādhyas’ steadfast practice.