Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

एतद्रूपां पुमान्योऽत्र पूजयिष्यति भक्तितः । एतां विष्णो त्वया सार्धं तथानेन च सीरिणा

Transliteration

etadrūpāṃ pumānyo'tra pūjayiṣyati bhaktitaḥ | etāṃ viṣṇo tvayā sārdhaṃ tathānena ca sīriṇā

Translation

Quiconque, en ce lieu, l’adore en cette forme même avec dévotion—ô Viṣṇu—avec toi, et aussi avec le porteur de la charrue (Balarāma)…

Word by Word

• एतद्रूपाम्: (her) of this form
• एतद्रूपाम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; tatpuruṣa: ‘of this form’ qualifying (etām)

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• पूजयिष्यति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/Motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/कारण), एकवचन; ablative used adverbially ‘out of devotion’

• एताम्: her
• एताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative

• त्वया: with you / by you
• त्वया: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (postposition/adverb meaning ‘together with’)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: likewise/also)

• अनेन: with this (one)
• अनेन: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular ‘with this (one)’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सीरिणा: with Sīrin (Balarāma)
• सीरिणा: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular; epithet ‘plough-bearer’ (Balarāma)

Speaker

Brahmā (continuing boon/instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee worships Subhadrā in her auspicious form at the local shrine, flanked by Viṣṇu with Śārṅga and Balarāma with plough; offerings of flowers, lamps, and incense; the sanctum suggests a tīrtha-temple near water.

Characters & Entities

• Subhadrā
• Viṣṇu
• Balarāma (Sīrin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship (bhakti) performed in a sacred context is affirmed as a direct means to obtain divine favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse indicates “here/in this place (atra)” but does not name the tīrtha in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescription of pūjā: worship Subhadrā in that form, together with Viṣṇu and Balarāma.