Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

तत्तस्याराधनात्सर्वं संक्षयं यात्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

tattasyārādhanātsarvaṃ saṃkṣayaṃ yātyasaṃśayam

Translation

ആ (ദിവ്യ സന്നിധി/രൂപം)യുടെ ആരാധനയാൽ ഇതെല്ലാം സംശയമില്ലാതെ നശിച്ചുപോകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'that' (referring to the affliction/matter)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• आराधनात्: from worship; by propitiation
• आराधनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) → आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative singular)

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject-complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'all (of it)'

• संक्षयम्: destruction; cessation
• संक्षयम्: Gati/Karma (Goal/Object/गति-लक्ष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• याति: goes; comes to
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'undoubtedly/without doubt'

Speaker

Narrator (or an advising figure within the episode; not explicit in this single line)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāmeśvarapura / Kāmeśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A clear turning point: the speaker indicates the deity/holy form; devotees prepare offerings; the afflicted one looks up with hope as the shrine radiates calm certainty.

Characters & Entities

• Ārādhana (worship)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right worship (ārādhana) is presented as a sure purifier that dissolves even curse-born suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The adhyāya’s tīrtha context is Kāmeśvarapura and its associated sacred water-site, where worship yields tangible relief.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana—devotional worship/propitiation—is directly prescribed (details follow in subsequent verses).