Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

कपिलायाश्च पूर्वेण सिद्धक्षेत्रं प्रकीर्तितम् । यत्र सिद्धिं गताः सिद्धाः पुरा शत सहस्रशः

Transliteration

kapilāyāśca pūrveṇa siddhakṣetraṃ prakīrtitam | yatra siddhiṃ gatāḥ siddhāḥ purā śata sahasraśaḥ

Translation

കപിലാ നദിയുടെ കിഴക്കുവശത്ത് പ്രസിദ്ധമായ സിദ്ധക്ഷേത്രം ഉണ്ട്; അവിടെ പുരാതനകാലത്ത് ലക്ഷക്കണക്കിന് സിദ്ധർ സിദ്ധി പ്രാപിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• कपिलायाः: of Kapilā (river)
• कपिलायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• पूर्वेण: to the east (of), on the eastern side
• पूर्वेण: Adhikarana (Directional/देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; दिशावाचक-प्रयोगः: 'पूर्वतः/पूर्वदिशि' अर्थे

• सिद्धक्षेत्रम्: the Siddha-field (holy area)
• सिद्धक्षेत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (कर्तरि/Nominative), एकवचनम्; 'सिद्धानां क्षेत्रम्' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रकीर्तितम्: is proclaimed, is renowned
• प्रकीर्तितम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'प्रशंसितम्/उक्तम्'

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धक-अव्ययम् (relative adverb: where)

• सिद्धिम्: perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• गताः: having gone/attained
• गताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकालिक-विशेषणम् (past participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; 'प्राप्ताः'

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (कर्तरि/Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• पुरा: formerly, in ancient times
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• शत: a hundred
• शत: Visheshana (Quantifier/संख्या-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; संख्यावाचक-शब्दः (numeral)

• सहस्रशः: by thousands, in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस् (अव्यय; सहस्र + शस्)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (distributive/adverb: by thousands)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred grove or open kṣetra east of a river, filled with subtle, luminous siddhas in yogic postures; air shimmering with mantra-power; pilgrims approach reverently.

Characters & Entities

• Kapilā River
• Siddhakṣetra
• Siddhas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa frames certain landscapes as ‘power-zones’ of tapas where generations of adepts reached spiritual completion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddhakṣetra, located east of the Kapilā River.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription here; it establishes the site’s authority by the precedent of countless Siddhas.