Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततो नाम स्वयं चक्रे भृंगिरीटिरिति प्रभुः । अब्रवीच्च सदा मे त्वं वल्लभः संभविष्यसि

Transliteration

tato nāma svayaṃ cakre bhṛṃgirīṭiriti prabhuḥ | abravīcca sadā me tvaṃ vallabhaḥ saṃbhaviṣyasi

Translation

そのとき主はみずから「ブリンギリーティ」という名を授け、こう仰せになった。「汝は常にわが愛しき者となるであろう。」

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• नाम: by name/indeed
• नाम: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (particle indicating naming/indeed)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Agent emphasis/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (reflexive adverb): ‘himself’

• चक्रे: made/appointed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भृंगिरीटिः: Bhṛṅgirīṭi (name)
• भृंगिरीटिः: Karma (Object complement/name given/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृंगिरीटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; व्यक्तिनाम

• इति: thus/‘as’
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• प्रभुः: the Lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

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

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘always’

• मे: to me/for me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनम् (Genitive/Dative sg) एन्क्लिटिक रूपम्; ‘of me/to me’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• वल्लभः: beloved/dear one
• वल्लभः: Karta (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative)

• संभविष्यसि: you will become
• संभविष्यसि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrative voice reporting Śiva’s action and speech

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva personally names the devotee ‘Bhṛṅgirīṭi’ and declares him forever beloved; the moment is intimate, like adoption into Śiva’s retinue, with a sense of sanctified new beginning.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Prabhu)
• Bhṛṅgirīṭi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace not only forgives; it re-creates identity—Śiva accepts the devotee as His own.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly mentioned in this verse; it is embedded within the chapter’s tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on divine naming and assurance of intimacy with the Lord.