Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अंगन्यासं विधायोच्चैः क्षुरिकासूक्तमुच्चरत् । तेषामग्रे पुनः सम्यक्पूजयित्वा च शंकरम्

Transliteration

aṃganyāsaṃ vidhāyoccaiḥ kṣurikāsūktamuccarat | teṣāmagre punaḥ samyakpūjayitvā ca śaṃkaram

Translation

അംഗന്യാസം നിർവഹിച്ച്, ക്ഷുരികാ-സൂക്തം ഉച്ചത്തിൽ ഉച്ചരിച്ച്, പിന്നെ അവരുടെ സന്നിധിയിൽ ശങ്കരനെ യഥാവിധി വീണ്ടും പൂജിച്ച്—

Word by Word

• aṅga-nyāsam: the limb-placing rite (aṅganyāsa)
• aṅga-nyāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + nyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्; कर्म

• vidhāya: having performed
• vidhāya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhā (धा) उपसर्गः वि-
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having performed/arranged’

• uccaiḥ: aloud
• uccaiḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• kṣurikā-sūktam: the Kṣurikā hymn
• kṣurikā-sūktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣurikā (प्रातिपदिक) + sūkta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्; कर्म

• uccarat: recited
• uccarat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर्) उपसर्गः उत्-
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; (he) recited/uttered

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• agre: in front (of them)
• agre: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् (locative adverb: in front/presence)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: again)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb: properly)

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund): ‘having worshipped’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्; कर्म

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sādhaka performs nyāsa gestures on limbs, then chants a potent sūkta aloud; Śiva-liṅga is worshipped with offerings while attendant deities/witnesses are present.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic worship integrates bodily sanctification (nyāsa) with mantra-recitation and deity-pūjā as a unified sādhana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ritual is situated within the Adhyāya 154 sthala context; the specific place name is not present in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Aṅga-nyāsa, recitation of the Kṣurikā-sūkta, and proper worship of Śaṅkara are prescribed.