Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

नीरेतोग्निस्तदा जातो विश्रांतः स्वयमेव हि

Transliteration

nīretognistadā jāto viśrāṃtaḥ svayameva hi

Translation

បន្ទាប់មក «អគ្គិគ្មានពូជ» បានកើតឡើង ហើយពិតប្រាកដណាស់ វាបានស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ដោយខ្លួនឯង។

Word by Word

• नीर-रेतस्-अग्निः: the fire (Agni) connected with water and semen
• नीर-रेतस्-अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीर (प्रातिपदिक) + रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषभावः): 'water-(borne) semen-fire' (अग्निः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• जातः: arose/was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'born/arisen'

• विश्रान्तः: rested/relieved
• विश्रान्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• स्वयम्: by itself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयंबोधक-अव्यय (by oneself)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (only/indeed)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A strange, intensely bright fire appears—distinct from ordinary flame—then gradually stills, its tongues of fire folding inward as if calming itself, leaving a serene glow over the snowy ground.

Characters & Entities

• Agni (special state: nīretogni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even potent energies are ultimately pacified and regulated within cosmic order (ṛta) as narrated in Purāṇic theology.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context ties the mythic event to the sanctity of the Kedāra Himalayan kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears in this verse.