Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

ततश्च मंदिरं नीतः स्वकीयं द्विजसत्तमाः । तेनैव नरदेहेन स कलत्रसमन्वितः

Transliteration

tataśca maṃdiraṃ nītaḥ svakīyaṃ dvijasattamāḥ | tenaiva naradehena sa kalatrasamanvitaḥ

Translation

Puis, ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés, il fut conduit à son propre palais—dans ce même corps humain—et accompagné de son épouse.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/क्रमवाचक-अव्ययम् (then/thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (and)

• मन्दिरम्: to the temple/abode
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (Goal/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• नीतः: was led / was brought
• नीतः: Kriya (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि-विशेषणम् (past passive participle): पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘having been led/brought’

• स्वकीयम्: his own
• स्वकीयम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying) मन्दिरम्

• द्विजसत्तमाः: the best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + सत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• तेन: by that; with that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपातः (emphatic: indeed/just)

• नरदेहेन: with the human body
• नरदेहेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-देह (प्रातिपदिक; नर + देह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• कलत्रसमन्वितः: accompanied by (his) wife
• कलत्रसमन्वितः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलत्र-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; कलत्र + समन्वित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying) सः

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya, addressing brāhmaṇas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devīkuṇḍa-samudbhava tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijasattamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king and queen are escorted from the sacred waters to a palace; the scene contrasts the wild, numinous water with orderly court architecture, suggesting miracle within everyday governance.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as restoring wholeness and dignity, returning devotees to rightful life and order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra/Devīkuṇḍa sacred landscape where the miracle occurs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it continues the tīrtha-miracle narrative after immersion.