Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

त्वयि तुष्टिं गते पश्चाद्भविष्यति महीपतिः । शिबिर्नाम सुविख्यात उशीनरसमुद्रवः

Transliteration

tvayi tuṣṭiṃ gate paścādbhaviṣyati mahīpatiḥ | śibirnāma suvikhyāta uśīnarasamudravaḥ

Translation

നീ പൂർണ്ണമായി തൃപ്തനായ ശേഷം ഭൂമിയിൽ ഒരു രാജാവ് ഉദയം ചെയ്യും—ഉശീനര വംശത്തിൽ ജനിച്ച, ‘ശിബി’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ സുപ്രസിദ്ധൻ।

Word by Word

• त्वयि: in/with respect to you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (locative)

• तुष्टिम्: satisfaction
• तुष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• गते: when (it) has gone/occurred
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; लोके सति (locative absolute)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: None (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• भविष्यति: will be/come to be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महीपतिः: the king (lord of the earth)
• महीपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता; समासः—मही + पति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शिबिः: Śibi
• शिबिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता/विशेष्य

• नाम: by name
• नाम: None (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (indeclinable indicating name)

• सुविख्यातः: very famous
• सुविख्यातः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + विख्यात (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• उशीनरसमुद्रवः: Uśīnara-samudrava (epithet/lineage designation)
• उशीनरसमुद्रवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशीनर + समुद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—उशीनर + समुद्रव (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seer or divine voice proclaims the future rise of King Śibi of the Uśīnara lineage; the tīrtha is implied as the locus of forthcoming grand rites, with auspicious omens over a sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Agni
• King Śibi
• Uśīnara lineage

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine forces are satisfied through dharmic worship, righteous kings and protectors of dharma arise to support sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the chapter’s local tīrtha praise, but the site name is not included in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed here; it introduces a future exemplar (Śibi) in the narrative tied to Agni’s satisfaction.