Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

मुनय ऊचुः । अस्मिन्कुण्डे नरो होमं यः कुर्याच्छ्रद्धयाऽन्वितः । एतल्लिंगं समभ्यर्च्य तस्याऽस्तु हृदि वांछितम्

Transliteration

munaya ūcuḥ | asminkuṇḍe naro homaṃ yaḥ kuryācchraddhayā'nvitaḥ | etalliṃgaṃ samabhyarcya tasyā'stu hṛdi vāṃchitam

Translation

Les sages dirent : «Quiconque, rempli de foi, accomplit le homa dans ce kuṇḍa sacré et vénère dûment ce liṅga—que le désir porté en son cœur s’accomplisse».

Word by Word

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kuṇḍe: in the pond (kuṇḍa)
• kuṇḍe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• homam: fire-offering (homa)
• homam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kuryāt: should perform
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• anvitaḥ: endowed (with)
• anvitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √i/anu+√i)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• samabhyarcya: having worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abh-arc (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• astu: let there be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• hṛdi: in (his) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vāñchitam: the desired (boon)
• vāñchitam: Karma/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāñchita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vāñch)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

Speaker

Vālakhilya sages (munis)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuṇḍa-tīrtha with an auspicious liṅga (name not specified in the given verses)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene sacred pond (kuṇḍa) beside a shining Śiva-liṅga shrine; sages instruct a pilgrim performing homa, flames rising as offerings are poured, with water-lotus reflections and a calm forest hermitage backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍa (sacred pond)
• Liṅga (Śiva)
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful ritual aligned with Śiva-worship at a tīrtha becomes a channel for inner intention to mature into divine fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific “kuṇḍa” and the associated “liṅga” are praised as wish-fulfilling; the proper name is not provided in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform homa in the kuṇḍa’s sacred setting with śraddhā and worship (arcana) of the liṅga.