Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

यो मां तत्र शयानं तु व्रतेनानेन देवप । पूजयिष्यति सद्भक्त्या तस्य दास्यामि वांछितम्

Transliteration

yo māṃ tatra śayānaṃ tu vratenānena devapa | pūjayiṣyati sadbhaktyā tasya dāsyāmi vāṃchitam

Translation

ഹേ ദേവാധിപതേ! അവിടെ ശയനസ്ഥനായിരിക്കുന്ന എന്നെ ഈ വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച് സത്യഭക്തിയോടെ ആരെങ്കിലും പൂജിച്ചാൽ, അവന്‍ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച വരം ഞാൻ നൽകും.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सम्बन्धक-यः)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Locative adverb), ‘there’

• शयानम्: lying (reclining)
• शयानम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शी (धातु) → शयान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘lying’ (qualifying माम्)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle), emphasis

• व्रतेन: by/with a vow
• व्रतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘with this’ (qualifying व्रतेन)

• देवप: O lord of gods
• देवप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; (सम्बोधन-शब्दः)

• पूजयिष्यति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सद्भक्त्या: with true devotion
• सद्भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सत्-भक्तिः’ = true/devout devotion

• तस्य: to him/of him
• तस्य: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (boon)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु) → वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘desired (thing)’

Speaker

Viṣṇu (Hṛṣīkeśa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śatakratu (Indra) addressed as ‘devapa’

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord in reclining posture (śayana) at the kṣetra, attended by devotees performing vrata-pūjā with lamps, flowers, and water; Indra addressed as ‘devapa’ stands respectfully to one side.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Hṛṣīkeśa
• Śatakratu (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion (sadbhakti) joined with disciplined vow-observance (vrata) invokes divine grace that fulfills rightful desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context of the chapter points to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worshipping Viṣṇu in His ‘reclining’ state while observing the prescribed vow associated with His sacred sleep (śayana).