Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततः प्रदक्षिणाः कृत्वा अष्टोत्तरशतं मिताः । नालिकेराणि चादाय श्रद्धया परयाः युतः

Transliteration

tataḥ pradakṣiṇāḥ kṛtvā aṣṭottaraśataṃ mitāḥ | nālikerāṇi cādāya śraddhayā parayāḥ yutaḥ

Translation

പിന്നീട് അവൻ നൂറ്റെട്ട് പ്രദക്ഷിണങ്ങൾ നടത്തി; നിവേദ്യത്തിനായി തേങ്ങകൾ എടുത്തുകൊണ്ട്, പരമശ്രദ്ധയിൽ നിറഞ്ഞവനായി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रमवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

• प्रदक्षिणाः: circumambulations
• प्रदक्षिणाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम्; कर्मपदम्

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (Gerund/absolutive)

• अष्ट-उत्तर-शतम्: one hundred and eight
• अष्ट-उत्तर-शतम्: Karma (Measure/extent as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; संख्यावाचकं (108)

• मिताः: measured; counted
• मिताः: Sambandha (Qualifier/विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मा (धातु) / √मि (धातु) माने)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः; ‘प्रदक्षिणाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• नालिकेराणि: coconuts
• नालिकेराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालिकेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (Gerund/absolutive)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• परया: supreme; great
• परया: Sambandha (Qualifier/विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘श्रद्धया’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• युतः: endowed; accompanied
• युतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज् (धातु) योजने)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura Ravi-sthāna

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee circles the Sūrya shrine 108 times, counting carefully, holding coconuts as offerings; the temple courtyard becomes a mandala of movement and faith.

Characters & Entities

• Pradakṣiṇā
• 108 (aṣṭottaraśata)
• Nālikera (coconut offerings)
• Sūrya (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith expressed through disciplined repetition and simple offerings is treated as a complete act of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship is directed to the Sūrya shrine of Camatkārapura described in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform 108 pradakṣiṇās and bring nālikera (coconuts) as offerings, maintaining supreme śraddhā.