Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

येन तत्र प्रमुञ्चामि सुताय विजयाय च । एतद्वीर्यं महातीव्रं द्वादशार्कसमप्रभम्

Transliteration

yena tatra pramuñcāmi sutāya vijayāya ca | etadvīryaṃ mahātīvraṃ dvādaśārkasamaprabham

Translation

അവിടെ ഞാൻ അതിനെ പുത്രജനനത്തിനും വിജയത്തിനുമായി മോചിപ്പിക്കേണ്ടതിനാൽ. ഈ വീര്യം അത്യന്തം തീവ്രം, പന്ത്രണ്ടു സൂര്യന്മാരെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തിമാൻ.

Word by Word

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• प्रमुञ्चामि: I release/emit
• प्रमुञ्चामि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु) + प्र- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Present, 1st sg, Parasmaipada)

• सुताय: for (my) son
• सुताय: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (Masculine, Dative, Singular)

• विजयाय: for victory
• विजयाय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (Masculine, Dative, Singular)

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

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वीर्यम्: seed/energy
• वीर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• महा-तीव्रम्: very intense
• महा-तीव्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tīvra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः) ‘महच्च तत् तीव्रं च’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्वादश-अर्क-सम-प्रभम्: having the radiance equal to twelve suns
• द्वादश-अर्क-सम-प्रभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā/prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः) ‘द्वादशार्कैः समा प्रभा यस्य तत्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concentrated orb/stream of tejas, blazing like twelve suns, is poised to be released at a destined locus; the gods anticipate the birth of the victorious son.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vīrya
• Son (Skanda implied)
• Victory

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Victory is portrayed as dharma’s fruit; divine brilliance is directed toward protection, not display.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The precise location is not stated in this verse; it anticipates a sacred ‘there’ that later becomes tīrtha-linked in Māhātmya narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive, emphasizing the intensity and purpose of the divine vīrya.