Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

मदीयं मम नाम्ना तु शूद्रासंज्ञं तु जायताम् । तस्य तुल्यप्रभावं तु तीर्थस्य प्रतिपद्यताम्

Transliteration

madīyaṃ mama nāmnā tu śūdrāsaṃjñaṃ tu jāyatām | tasya tulyaprabhāvaṃ tu tīrthasya pratipadyatām

Translation

എന്റെ നാമത്താൽ തന്നെ മറ്റൊരു തീർത്ഥം ഉദ്ഭവിക്കട്ടെ; അത് ‘ശൂദ്രാ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ അറിയപ്പെടട്ടെ; അതും ഈ തീർത്ഥത്തിന് തുല്യമായ പ്രഭാവം പ്രാപിക്കട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• मदीयम्: my
• मदीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; स्वत्ववाचक विशेषण

• मम: of me
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• नाम्ना: by (my) name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन/हेतुवाचक

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• शूद्रासंज्ञम्: not bearing the designation ‘Śūdra’
• शूद्रासंज्ञम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूद्र + असंज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शूद्रस्य असंज्ञम् = not called ‘Śūdra’)

• तु: indeed
• तु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• जायताम्: let it be born / let it arise
• जायताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive usage), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आज्ञा/आशीः

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• तुल्यप्रभावम्: of equal power/effect
• तुल्यप्रभावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (तुल्यः प्रभावः यस्य)

• तु: indeed
• तु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• तीर्थस्य: of the sacred ford/pilgrimage-place
• तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• प्रतिपद्यताम्: let it attain/obtain
• प्रतिपद्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आज्ञार्थ

Speaker

Ratnāvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūdrā (tīrtha)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine proclamation causing a new tīrtha to manifest; the waterbody is shown emerging or being marked, with a name-inscription motif ‘Śūdrā’ and pilgrims gathering.

Characters & Entities

• Ratnāvatī
• Śūdrā (tīrtha-name/designation)
• tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha-glory often emphasizes accessibility and equal spiritual potency through divinely sanctioned naming.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha designated ‘Śūdrā’ (named in the narrative as arising with Ratnāvatī’s association).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is added; the focus is on establishing a second tīrtha with equal prabhāva (spiritual efficacy).