Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

कर्पूरगौरः सव्ये तु समजायत वै तदा । द्वयोरैक्यसमं विश्वं विश्वमैक्यमवर्त्तत

Transliteration

karpūragauraḥ savye tu samajāyata vai tadā | dvayoraikyasamaṃ viśvaṃ viśvamaikyamavarttata

Translation

ທາງຂວາ ພຣະອົງປາກົດຂາວດັ່ງການບູນ (ກະພູນ). ຈັກກະວານປານດັ່ງເທົ່າທຽມກັບຄວາມເປັນໜຶ່ງຂອງສອງ; ແທ້ຈິງໂລກເອງກໍເຄື່ອນໄປສູ່ຄວາມເປັນໜຶ່ງ।

Word by Word

• कर्पूरगौरः: camphor-white, very fair
• कर्पूरगौरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक) + गौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; adjective)

• सव्ये: on the left side
• सव्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (Neuter, Locative singular; locus)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-निपात (indeclinable particle; contrast/emphasis)

• समजायत: was born/appeared
• समजायत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूतकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; सम्-उपसर्ग (Imperfect/past, 3rd sg, middle; with prefix sam-)

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (indeclinable particle of emphasis/assurance)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of time)

• द्वयोः: of the two
• द्वयोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; सम्बन्ध (Genitive dual; of two)

• ऐक्यसमम्: equal to unity/oneness
• ऐक्यसमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative singular; adjective)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (Neuter, Accusative singular; object)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (Neuter, Nominative singular; subject)

• ऐक्यम्: oneness, unity
• ऐक्यम्: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (Neuter, Nominative singular; predicate-noun)

• अवर्त्तत: became, came to be
• अवर्त्तत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूतकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; अव-उपसर्ग (Imperfect/past, 3rd sg, middle; with prefix ava-)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within the chapter; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The right half turns camphor-white, balancing the left cloud-dark half; the cosmos around seems to settle into symmetry—devotees’ faces soften as conflict dissolves.

Characters & Entities

• Harihara
• Śiva
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the Divine is recognized as one beyond forms, social and doctrinal divisions naturally subside.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it conveys the mahātmya’s theological climax through the Harihara vision.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.