Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

तस्मादागच्छ तत्र त्वं यज्ञवाटं पितामह । सर्वैः सुरगणैः सार्धं शिवविष्णुपुरःसरैः

Transliteration

tasmādāgaccha tatra tvaṃ yajñavāṭaṃ pitāmaha | sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ śivaviṣṇupuraḥsaraiḥ

Translation

“അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ പിതാമഹാ! നിങ്ങൾ അവിടെ യജ്ഞവാടത്തിലേക്ക് വരിക—ശിവനും വിഷ്ണുവും മുൻപിൽ നിൽക്കേ എല്ലാ ദേവഗണങ്ങളോടും കൂടി।”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे ‘अतः’

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक-अव्यय/Locative adverb)

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

• यज्ञवाटम्: the sacrificial enclosure
• यज्ञवाटम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ-वाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘यज्ञस्य वाटः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पितामह: O grandsire
• पितामह: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Sahacarya (Accompaniment qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सुरगणैः)

• सुरगणैः: with the hosts of gods
• सुरगणैः: Sahacarya (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘सुराणां गणाः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahacarya (With/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-अर्थक/सहयोगवाचक)

• शिवविष्णुपुरःसरैः: with Śiva and Viṣṇu as leaders
• शिवविष्णुपुरःसरैः: Sahacarya (Accompaniment qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-विष्णु-पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सुरगणैः); ‘शिवश्च विष्णुश्च’ (द्वन्द्व) + ‘पुरःसर’ = अग्रगामी/नेतृ

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yajñavāṭa (as described)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand invitation: Brahmā is asked to come to the yajña pavilion with all gods, with Śiva and Viṣṇu leading the procession toward the altar.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A righteous rite is portrayed as a cosmic event, drawing divine participation and affirming the sacrality of properly established worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The emphasis is on the yajña-site (yajñavāṭa) within the Tīrtha-māhātmya narrative; no single named tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invitation to the gods to witness and receive shares in the sacrifice—an essential yajña motif.