Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्मादन्योऽपि यस्तस्यां भक्त्या चागत्य शंकरम् । तमेव पूजयेद्भक्त्या स याति देवमन्दिरम्

Transliteration

tasmādanyo'pi yastasyāṃ bhaktyā cāgatya śaṃkaram | tameva pūjayedbhaktyā sa yāti devamandiram

Translation

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಯಾರು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದು ಆ ಶಂಕರನನ್ನೇ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಪೂಜಿಸುತ್ತಾರೋ, ಅವರು ದೇವಧಾಮವನ್ನು ಸೇರುತ್ತಾರೆ।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभाववत् निपात-प्रयोगः; अपादानार्थक (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• अन्यः: another (person)
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘another person’ अर्थे

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ-निपात (also/even)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• तस्याम्: on that (occasion) / there
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/Place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अन्वादेश (in that [time/occasion])

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having come)

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• एव: alone, indeed
• एव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• याति: goes, attains
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• देवमन्दिरम्: the temple of the god
• देवमन्दिरम्: Gati-karma (Destination/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवस्य मन्दिरम्)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agastya-āśrama Śaṅkara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-uttama(s)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A line of pilgrims arrives at the hermitage shrine, offering worship to Śaṅkara; above, a luminous ‘deva-mandira’ (celestial temple) is hinted as the promised destination.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional imitation of the gods’ own worship—performed at the right place/time—leads the devotee to a divine state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Agastya’s hermitage tīrtha, where Śaṅkara is worshiped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Coming to the site and performing bhakti-filled pūjā of Śaṅkara, especially in the implied sacred occasion described previously.