Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततः संप्रेषयामास तं ब्रह्मापि तदंतिकम् । विश्वकर्माणमाहूय स्वसुतस्य हिते स्थितः

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃpreṣayāmāsa taṃ brahmāpi tadaṃtikam | viśvakarmāṇamāhūya svasutasya hite sthitaḥ

Translation

ಅನಂತರ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನೂ ಅವನನ್ನು ಆ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದನು; ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮನನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸಿ ತನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರನ ಹಿತಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿತನಾದನು।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: 'तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्' (thereafter/from that)

• संप्रेषयामास: sent forth / dispatched
• संप्रेषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-इष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद) = Perfect; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); धातोः causative sense implied by usage (sent/caused to be sent)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = particle; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• तदन्तिकम्: to his vicinity / near him
• तदन्तिकम्: Adhikarana (Goal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध): 'तस्य अन्तिकम्' = near him; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of implied 'स्थानम्/देशम्' or as adverbial accusative)

• विश्वकर्माणम्: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (proper noun)

• आहूय: having summoned
• आहूय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) = having called; अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• स्वसुतस्य: of (his) own son
• स्वसुतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध): 'स्वस्य सुतः' = own son; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• हिते: for the welfare
• हिते: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; 'हिते' = in the welfare/for the benefit (locative of purpose)

• स्थितः: being intent / remaining
• स्थितः: Karta (Predicate of subject/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) = 'stood/being situated/being intent'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (as predicate of Brahmā)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (narration; likely Sūta continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vāstu-pada (in the described kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, intent on his son’s welfare, dispatches the messenger and summons Viśvakarman; the scene suggests a celestial council where the blueprint of a sacred site is ordained.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viśvakarman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even cosmic authorities act to secure dharmic welfare—supporting sacred works that benefit teaching, worship, and lineage responsibilities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it continues the established context of the sacred region mentioned earlier (Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse narrates divine/creator support for a sacred construction initiative.