Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

तस्य त्वं प्रातरुत्थाय कुरु नित्यं प्रदक्षिणाम् । प्रणामं च ततः सिद्धिं वांछितां समवाप्स्यसि

Transliteration

tasya tvaṃ prātarutthāya kuru nityaṃ pradakṣiṇām | praṇāmaṃ ca tataḥ siddhiṃ vāṃchitāṃ samavāpsyasi

Translation

നീ പ്രതിദിനം പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് ആ (ലിംഗത്തെ) നിത്യമായി പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്യുക. പിന്നെ പ്രണാമം ചെയ്യുക; അപ്പോൾ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച സിദ്ധി ലഭിക്കും.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (liṅga)
• tasya: Sambandha (Of it/of him/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Pronoun, Genitive, Singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Pronoun, Nominative, Singular)

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kala (Time adjunct/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the morning)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), परस्मैपद-प्रयोग (having risen)

• kuru: do/perform
• kuru: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (2nd person, Singular)

• nityam: daily/always
• nityam: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial usage: always)

• pradakṣiṇām: circumambulation
• pradakṣiṇām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• praṇāmam: bow/salutation
• praṇāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereafter; from that)

• siddhim: attainment/success
• siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• vāṃchitām: desired
• vāṃchitām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṃchita (कृदन्त; √vāñch)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular); भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• samavāpsyasi: you will obtain
• samavāpsyasi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (2nd person, Singular)

Speaker

Nandinī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bāṇa-pratiṣṭhita Mahāliṅga (forest shrine)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tiger (vyāghra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, the tiger performs pradakṣiṇā around the forest liṅga and then prostrates, with the promise of attaining desired siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, consistent acts of devotion at a powerful shrine can transform one’s destiny and grant fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction refers to the great forest Śiva-liṅga established by Bāṇa mentioned in the immediately preceding verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rise at dawn, perform daily pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation), and offer praṇāma (prostration) to the Liṅga.