Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । एतल्लिंगं समभ्यर्च्य योऽत्र होमं करिष्यति । कुंडेऽत्र वांछितं सद्यः सफलं स हि लप्स्यते

Transliteration

indra uvāca | etalliṃgaṃ samabhyarcya yo'tra homaṃ kariṣyati | kuṃḍe'tra vāṃchitaṃ sadyaḥ saphalaṃ sa hi lapsyate

Translation

Indra dit : «Quiconque vénère ce liṅga et accomplit ici le homa—dans ce kuṇḍa—obtiendra aussitôt le but désiré, couronné de réussite».

Word by Word

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

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

• liṅgam: liṅga
• 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

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

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

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

• kariṣyati: will perform
• kariṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

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

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• saphalam: fruitful, successful
• saphalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-phala (प्रातिपदिक: sa + phala)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• lapsyate: will obtain
• lapsyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Indra (Śakra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuṇḍa-tīrtha with liṅga (name not specified here)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Implied) sages/assembly at the kuṇḍa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant and regal, gestures toward the kuṇḍa and the liṅga while instructing; the homa fire glows, and the atmosphere suggests instant blessing—light rays touching the devotee’s folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Kuṇḍa
• Śiva Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha empowered by Śiva-worship yields swift fruit when approached with proper worship and sacrificial intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kuṇḍa and its liṅga are praised as immediately fruit-giving; the excerpt does not supply the site’s formal name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship the liṅga (arcana) and perform homa at that kuṇḍa for immediate fulfillment of a heartfelt desire.