Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

त्वं चागच्छ मया सार्धमद्यैव मम मंदिरे । प्रविश्यात्र जले पुण्ये देवीकुण्डसमुद्भवे

Transliteration

tvaṃ cāgaccha mayā sārdhamadyaiva mama maṃdire | praviśyātra jale puṇye devīkuṇḍasamudbhave

Translation

“ແລະເຈົ້າດ້ວຍ ຈົ່ງມາກັບຂ້າໃນມື້ນີ້ເທົ່ານັ້ນ ເຂົ້າສູ່ວິຫານຂອງຂ້າ; ແລ້ວຈົ່ງລົງໄປໃນນໍ້າບຸນອັນສັກສິດນີ້ ທີ່ເກີດຂຶ້ນຈາກ ເທວີກຸນດະ.”

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd sg.)

• मया: with me
• मया: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instr. sg.)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (postposition-like; ‘together with’)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Gen. sg.)

• मन्दिरे: in the temple/house
• मन्दिरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Loc. sg.)

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• जले: in the water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Loc. sg.)

• पुण्ये: holy, meritorious
• पुण्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Loc. sg.)

• देवीकुण्डसमुद्भवे: arisen from Devīkuṇḍa
• देवीकुण्डसमुद्भवे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवीकुण्ड + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Loc. sg.); ‘arisen from Devī-kuṇḍa’

Speaker

Tripurāntaka (Śiva), inferred

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devīkuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine guide invites the devotee to come immediately to his abode and then enter the holy water born of Devīkuṇḍa; the kund glows, water shimmering, with a sense of initiation and sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Devīkuṇḍa
• Maṃdira (divine abode/temple)
• Holy water (jala)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred waters linked to a revered tīrtha are approached under divine guidance, emphasizing purity, surrender, and auspicious timing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devīkuṇḍa and the holy waters said to arise from it.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Entering/immersing in the holy water associated with Devīkuṇḍa (a snāna-like act).