Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

वामदेवस्य तत्रैव संनिधिर्वर्ततेऽनघ । वशिष्ठवामदेवौ तु पूजनीयौ प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

vāmadevasya tatraiva saṃnidhirvartate'nagha | vaśiṣṭhavāmadevau tu pūjanīyau prayatnataḥ

Translation

Là même se tient la sainte présence de Vāmadeva, ô irréprochable. En vérité, Vasiṣṭha et Vāmadeva doivent être adorés avec un effort fervent.

Word by Word

• वामदेवस्य: of Vāmadeva
• वामदेवस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक (particle of emphasis)

• संनिधिः: presence
• संनिधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वर्तते: exists / is present
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; ‘हे अनघ’ (पापरहित)

• वशिष्ठवामदेवौ: Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva
• वशिष्ठवामदेवौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वशिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• पूजनीयौ: worthy of worship
• पूजनीयौ: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजनीय (कृदन्त, √पूज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; भाव्य/अर्हार्थक-णीयत् (gerundive) = ‘पूज्यौ’

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort / carefully
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्नतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = ‘प्रयत्नेन/with effort’

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vāmadeva-sannidhi (Ayodhyā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed as ‘anagha’ (sinless one) within the māhātmya dialogue

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two venerable sages represented as living presences in Ayodhyā: Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva receiving offerings from pilgrims; subtle divine aura indicates ‘sannidhi’ rather than ordinary residence.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmadeva
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is honored not only by bathing but by worshipping the enlightened beings and sacred presences connected to it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Ayodhyā tīrtha complex centered on Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva with sincere effort.