Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तव वाक्यामृतैरेभिर्ज्ञानयोगो महानभूत् । तेन त्वं सकलो ज्ञातो मया मूर्तोऽथ मूर्त्तगः

Transliteration

tava vākyāmṛtairebhirjñānayogo mahānabhūt | tena tvaṃ sakalo jñāto mayā mūrto'tha mūrttagaḥ

Translation

നിന്റെ അമൃതസമാന വചനങ്ങളാൽ മഹത്തായ ജ്ഞാനയോഗം ഉണർന്നു. അതിനാൽ ഞാൻ നിന്നെ പൂർണ്ണമായി അറിഞ്ഞു—സാകാരനായ പ്രഭുവായി, സാകാരരൂപത്തിൽ ചരിക്കുന്നവനായി.

Word by Word

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वाक्य-अमृतैः: by these nectar-like words
• वाक्य-अमृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाक्यानाम् अमृतम्)

• एभिः: by these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• ज्ञान-योगः: the yoga of knowledge
• ज्ञान-योगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानस्य योगः)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• तेन: therefore/thereby
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (indeclinable usage) अर्थे—‘अतः/तस्मात्’ (therefore/thereby)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• सकलः: entire/complete
• सकलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• ज्ञातः: known/recognized
• ज्ञातः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (passive sense)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• मूर्तः: embodied/manifest
• मूर्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनुक्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)

• मूर्त्त-गः: one who has taken form/embodied
• मूर्त्त-गः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्त्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक; √गम्-सम्बद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (मूर्त्तं गच्छति/मूर्त्ते गः—‘embodiment-going/embodied one’)

Speaker

Narrator within the story (devotee addressing the deity; likely addressing Śiva/Hara in context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The addressed interlocutor whose ‘amṛta-words’ instruct (likely a sage/descendant figure within the frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/narrator receives ‘nectar-words’ from a revered speaker; a luminous embodied Lord is perceived—either as a radiant deity form or as the divine presence within a moving embodied manifestation.

Characters & Entities

• jñānayoga
• amṛta (nectar)
• manifest deity (mūrta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine teaching (vākyāmṛta) is itself a liberating force, ripening jñānayoga and granting direct recognition of the Lord’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse participates in a tīrtha-glorifying chapter, but no specific site-name appears in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on inner discipline and knowledge-yoga born from sacred instruction.