Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

यस्त्वं पातकयुक्तोऽपि संप्राप्तो मम मंदिरम् । तद्वक्ष्याम्यखिलं तेऽहं शृणुष्वैकमनाः स्थितः

Transliteration

yastvaṃ pātakayukto'pi saṃprāpto mama maṃdiram | tadvakṣyāmyakhilaṃ te'haṃ śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ sthitaḥ

Translation

നീ പാപഭാരമുള്ളവനായിട്ടും എന്റെ മന്ദിരത്തിൽ എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു. അതിനാൽ ഞാൻ നിനക്കു എല്ലാം പൂർണ്ണമായി പറയും—ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തത്തോടെ ഇവിടെ നിന്നുകൊണ്ട് കേൾക്കുക.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• पातक-युक्तः: tainted with sin
• पातक-युक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (युज् धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पातकेन/पातकयुक्तः = 'endowed with sin'); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• अपि: even though
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपवाद/अतिशयार्थे (even/though)

• संप्राप्तः: has arrived
• संप्राप्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• मंदिरम्: temple, abode
• मंदिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंदिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (object of 'vakṣyāmi')

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन

• अखिलम्: entire, all
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (qualifying 'तत्')

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dative singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• एक-मनाः: single-minded, attentive
• एक-मनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (एकं मनः यस्य = 'single-minded'); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• स्थितः: standing, remaining
• स्थितः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; (adjectival to 'त्वम्')

Speaker

Deity of the temple/tīrtha (contextual narrator within the Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a sinful pilgrim/devotee

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the temple entrance, the deity (or a divine voice) reassures a sin-laden pilgrim and commands focused listening, promising full instruction.

Characters & Entities

• mandira (temple)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a sacred temple with sincerity opens the door to instruction, purification, and dharmic restoration—even for a sinner.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular temple-tīrtha within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the verse frames the site as a place where guidance and expiation are granted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the instruction begins with attentive listening (śravaṇa) in a sacred setting.