Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

येन सिद्धोऽपि संसिद्धिं परामाप्नोषि शाश्वतीम् । एवं संबोध्य तं विप्रं कृत्वाद्यमपि पश्चिमम्

Transliteration

yena siddho'pi saṃsiddhiṃ parāmāpnoṣi śāśvatīm | evaṃ saṃbodhya taṃ vipraṃ kṛtvādyamapi paścimam

Translation

ഇതിനാൽ നീ സിദ്ധനായിട്ടും പരമവും ശാശ്വതവും ആയ സമ്പൂർണ്ണസിദ്ധി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ ആ വിപ്രനെ ബോധിപ്പിച്ച്, ആരംഭത്തെയും അവസാനമാക്കി കാര്യത്തെ സമാപിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• येन: by which; whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental Singular: “by which/whereby”)

• सिद्धः: accomplished, perfected
• सिद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle used adjectivally: “accomplished”)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-निपात (particle: “even/also”)

• संसिद्धिम्: complete attainment, perfection
• संसिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• आप्नोषि: you attain
• आप्नोषि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 2nd person, Singular)

• शाश्वतीम्: eternal
• शाश्वतीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: “thus”)

• संबोध्य: having addressed
• संबोध्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-बुध् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (gerund): “having addressed/awakened”

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• विप्रम्: brahmin
• विप्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): “having made/done”

• अद्यम्: today’s (day)
• अद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: “also/even”)

• पश्चिमम्: the later (day); the next
• पश्चिमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator voice within the adhyāya (deduced; likely Sūta-style narration inside Nāgarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A revered teacher-figure finishes instructing a seated brāhmaṇa; the brāhmaṇa’s aura brightens, suggesting ‘para-siddhi’. The scene composition subtly indicates closure—scroll rolled, gesture of completion—before shifting to construction activity in the next verses.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (vipra)
• Śiva (implied from prior verses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruction and right orientation elevate even a ‘successful’ practitioner to the highest, lasting spiritual fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter is tīrtha-centered, but this verse functions as narrative transition rather than naming the location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed here; it summarizes instruction (upadeśa) and marks a narrative conclusion/transition.