Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

येन ते सन्निधौ कृत्वा स्वाश्रमं शशिशेखर । तपः करोमि नाशाय पापस्यास्य महत्तमम्

Transliteration

yena te sannidhau kṛtvā svāśramaṃ śaśiśekhara | tapaḥ karomi nāśāya pāpasyāsya mahattamam

Translation

«Ainsi, ô Śaśiśekhara, Seigneur au croissant de lune, ayant établi mon āśrama en ta présence, je pourrai accomplir l’ascèse (tapas) pour anéantir jusqu’au bout ce très grand péché.»

Word by Word

• येन: by which; whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सम्बन्धार्थे/हेतौ (by which/whereby)

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (your)

• सन्निधौ: in (your) presence; near
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made; having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having done/made’

• स्वाश्रमम्: one’s own hermitage
• स्वाश्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य आश्रमः)

• शशिशेखर: O moon-crested one (Śiva)
• शशिशेखर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि (प्रातिपदिक) + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शशिनः शेखरः)

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• करोमि: I do; I perform
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाशाय: for destruction
• नाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of destruction)

• पापस्य: of sin
• पापस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (of this)

• महत्तमम्: the greatest; most intense
• महत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त (superlative)

Speaker

Pitāmaha (Brahmā) (continuation, addressing Śiva as Śaśiśekhara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A penitent devotee establishes a small hermitage near a Śiva-vedī/altar; Śiva as Śaśiśekhara is envisioned nearby, serene and accessible, while the devotee performs austerities amid sacred trees and ritual fires.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śiva (Śaśiśekhara)
• āśrama
• tapas
• pāpa-nāśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity performed in the immediate presence (sannidhi) of Śiva is portrayed as especially potent for destroying even grave sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is the chapter’s sacred precinct where Śiva is asked to remain; the excerpt emphasizes “Your presence here” rather than naming the location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Establishing an āśrama near the deity’s sannidhi and performing tapas for pāpa-nāśa (destruction of sin).