Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

नामभिश्च क्रमेणैव युष्मदीयैः स्वयं द्विजाः । विश्वामित्रह्रदे स्नात्वा एता मूर्तीर्ममात्र वै । पूजयिष्यंति ये मर्त्यास्ते यास्यंति परां गतिम्

Transliteration

nāmabhiśca krameṇaiva yuṣmadīyaiḥ svayaṃ dvijāḥ | viśvāmitrahrade snātvā etā mūrtīrmamātra vai | pūjayiṣyaṃti ye martyāste yāsyaṃti parāṃ gatim

Translation

കൂടാതെ, ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ! നിങ്ങൾ തന്നേ ക്രമമായി നിങ്ങളുടെ നിങ്ങളുടെ നാമങ്ങളാൽ ഇവയ്ക്ക് നാമകരണം ചെയ്യും. വിശ്വാമിത്രഹ്രദത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ഇവിടെ എന്റെ ഈ മൂർത്തികളെ പൂജിക്കുന്ന മർത്ത്യർ പരമഗതിയെ പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• नामभिः: by (their) names
• नामभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (by/with names)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• क्रमेण: in sequence
• क्रमेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular (in order/stepwise)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• युष्मदीयैः: by your (names)
• युष्मदीयैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युष्मदीय (प्रातिपदिक; युष्मद्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (belonging to you)

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Karta (Agent-modifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रकर्तृबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: oneself)

• द्विजाः: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• विश्वामित्रह्रदे: in the lake of Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रह्रदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र-ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विश्वामित्रस्य ह्रदः)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — having bathed

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• मूर्तीः: forms/images
• मूर्तीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• मम: of me
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular (of me)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• पूजयिष्यन्ति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Simple future, 3rd person plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Relative pronoun, nominative plural

• मर्त्याः: mortals
• मर्त्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Correlative pronoun, nominative plural

• यास्यन्ति: will go/attain
• यास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Simple future, 3rd person plural

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Rudra/Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvāmitra-hrada

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas/brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas are instructed to name the forms in sequence; pilgrims bathe in Viśvāmitra’s lake and then worship the eleven forms, attaining the supreme state.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra-hrada
• Dvijāḥ (brāhmaṇas)
• Mūrtayaḥ (Śiva’s forms)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snāna followed by sincere pūjā of the deity’s manifested forms leads toward the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Viśvāmitra-hrada (Viśvāmitra’s lake) and the nearby Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra where the mūrtis are worshiped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe (snāna) in Viśvāmitra-hrada, then worship (pūjā) the Lord’s forms in that kṣetra; naming/ordering of the forms is also indicated.