Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्तो विश्वकर्मा त्वरान्वितः । अब्रवीत्पंकजभवं संसिद्धो यज्ञमण्डपः

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare prāpto viśvakarmā tvarānvitaḥ | abravītpaṃkajabhavaṃ saṃsiddho yajñamaṇḍapaḥ

Translation

ഇതിനിടയിൽ വിശ്വകർമ്മാവ് അതിവേഗം എത്തി പദ്മജനായ (ബ്രഹ്മാവിനോട്) പറഞ്ഞു—“യജ്ഞമണ്ഡപം പൂർണ്ണമായി സജ്ജമായി.”

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन — locative singular

• अन्तरे: in the meantime; in the interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन — locative singular; 'in the interval/meanwhile'

• प्राप्तः: arrived
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √āp (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — arrived (nom sg)

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva-karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — nominative singular; समास: विश्वस्य कर्मा/कर्मणः कर्ता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• त्वरा: haste
• त्वरा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासाङ्गार्थे) — 'with haste' as member

• अन्वितः: endowed with haste; in a hurry
• अन्वितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anvita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √i (धातु) उपसर्ग-अनु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — endowed/possessed; समास: त्वरया अन्वितः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'said/spoke'

• पङ्कज: lotus
• पङ्कज: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṅkaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (compound member); 'lotus'

• भवम्: the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• भवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — accusative singular; समास: पङ्कजात् भवः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष) = 'lotus-born' (Brahmā)

• संसिद्धः: completed; fully prepared
• संसिद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃsiddha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √sidh (धातु) उपसर्ग-सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — completed, accomplished

• यज्ञ: sacrifice
• यज्ञ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• मण्डपः: sacrificial pavilion
• मण्डपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — nominative singular; समास: यज्ञस्य मण्डपः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrative voice reporting Viśvakarmā’s statement

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvakarmā, radiant and swift, approaches Brahmā (lotus-born) near a newly completed yajña pavilion—pillars aligned, altar set, banners raised, tools and measuring cords nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā
• Brahmā (Paṅkajabhava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha-yajña is portrayed as a cosmic event: divine forces themselves assist in preparing the ritual space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage is within a tīrtha-glorification context in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the site name is not explicit in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Completion of the yajña-maṇḍapa (sacrificial pavilion), emphasizing proper ritual infrastructure before proceeding.