Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

यश्चैतां पठते व्युष्टिं भावेन शिवसंनिधौ । दिनजात्पातकात्सोऽपि मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

yaścaitāṃ paṭhate vyuṣṭiṃ bhāvena śivasaṃnidhau | dinajātpātakātso'pi mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ശിവസന്നിധിയിൽ പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ ഭക്തിഭാവത്തോടെ ഈ പാഠം ജപിക്കുന്നവൻ, ഒരു ദിവസത്തിൽ സംഭവിച്ച പാപത്തിൽ നിന്നുപോലും മോചിതനാകും—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല।

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• etām: this (hymn/verse)
• etām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• paṭhate: recites, reads
• paṭhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vyuṣṭim: at dawn; the dawn-time (rite/recitation)
• vyuṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhāvena: with devotion, with feeling
• bhāvena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/भाव-करण (with devotion/feeling)

• śiva-saṃnidhau: in Śiva's presence
• śiva-saṃnidhau: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (śivasya saṃnidhau = in the presence of Śiva); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• dina-jāt: arising from the day (daily)
• dina-jāt: Hetu/Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक) + jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (dināt jāta = arisen from the day); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘pātakāt’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• pātakāt: from sin
• pātakāt: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle)

• mucyate: is released, is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is freed)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• atra: here, in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) / Predicate nominal
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Māhātmya (contextual; not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple-sannidhi

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (addressed in surrounding unit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at dawn before a Śiva-liṅga, hands folded or holding a palm-leaf manuscript, soft sunrise light entering the sanctum; the atmosphere is quiet and purifying.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere recitation in Śiva’s presence functions as a powerful purifier, removing even routine daily faults.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The statement belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya stream of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation (pāṭha) at dawn (vyuṣṭi) with devotion while near Śiva (śiva-saṃnidhi).