Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

ततोऽपि द्विगुणं द्वीपं शाकद्वीपेतिसंज्ञितम् । अर्णवद्विगुणं तस्मादाज्यरूपं सुनिर्मितं

Transliteration

tato'pi dviguṇaṃ dvīpaṃ śākadvīpetisaṃjñitam | arṇavadviguṇaṃ tasmādājyarūpaṃ sunirmitaṃ

Translation

അതിന്നും അപ്പുറം അതിന്റെ ഇരട്ടിയോളം വിസ്തീർണ്ണമുള്ള ‘ശാകദ്വീപം’ എന്ന ദ്വീപം പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്. അതിന്നും അപ്പുറം ഇരട്ടിയളവുള്ള, ഘൃതസ്വഭാവമുള്ള, മനോഹരമായി നിർമ്മിതമായ സമുദ്രം ഉണ്ട്.

Word by Word

• ततः: from that/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-आर्थक अव्यय

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• द्विगुणम्: double
• द्विगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्वीपम्: island/continent
• द्वीपम्: Karma/Pradhana (Object or main referent/कर्म-प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शाकद्वीप: Śāka-dvīpa
• शाकद्वीप: Samjna (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामधेय-समास

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश निपात

• संज्ञितम्: named/called
• संज्ञितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त

• अर्णवत्: ocean-like / as an ocean
• अर्णवत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग; तद्धितान्त ‘-वत्’ (possessive/comparative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• द्विगुणम्: double
• द्विगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत पञ्चमी-रूप (ablatival indeclinable)

• आज्यरूपम्: having the form of ghee
• आज्यरूपम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘आज्यस्य रूपम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, विशेषण

• सुनिर्मितम्: well-formed/finely made
• सुनिर्मितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + निर्+मा (धातु) + क्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; ‘सु’ उपसर्गेण विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śākadvīpa (cosmographic dvīpa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast, luminous continent labeled Śākadvīpa, encircled by a shining ocean rendered as clarified butter—golden, smooth, and gently rippling—seen from a cosmic, map-like vantage.

Characters & Entities

• Śākadvīpa
• Ājya-samudra (ghee ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas portray abundance as cosmic symbolism—oceans of ghee and other essences signify divine plenitude sustaining worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single pilgrimage site is praised; the verse names Śākadvīpa within a cosmographic framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.