Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

एवं च विविधैर्यज्ञैः श्रद्धा पूतेन चेतसा । ब्रह्मज्ञानात्परं यांति सदाशिवसमुद्भवम्

Transliteration

evaṃ ca vividhairyajñaiḥ śraddhā pūtena cetasā | brahmajñānātparaṃ yāṃti sadāśivasamudbhavam

Translation

अशा रीतीने श्रद्धेने पवित्र झालेल्या चित्ताने विविध यज्ञ करून ते कर्मफळापलीकडे जातात; ब्रह्मज्ञानाने सदाशिवसमुद्भव परम पद प्राप्त करतात।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (यज्ञैः)

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• श्रद्धा: faith
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूतेन: purified
• पूतेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त; past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (चेतसा)

• चेतसा: with the mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मज्ञानात्: from Brahma-knowledge/knowledge of Brahman
• ब्रह्मज्ञानात्: Apadana (Source/अपाादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः ज्ञानम्)

• परम्: the supreme (state)
• परम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषणम् (यान्ति—गन्तव्यं)

• यान्ति: they go/attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सदाशिवसमुद्भवम्: arising from Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवसमुद्भवम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा-शिव-समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सदाशिवात् समुद्भवः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims perform a simple yajña by the tīrtha with calm faces; above, a luminous path rises from the fire into a serene, formless Sadāśiva radiance, symbolizing ascent from ritual to realization.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Brahma-jñāna
• Yajña
• Śraddhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rituals purify the mind when done with faith, but liberation is secured by Brahma-jñāna leading to the supreme Sadāśiva-related state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within a tīrtha-glorification chapter, yet this line itself emphasizes inner purification and knowledge rather than naming a site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of various yajñas with śraddhā (faith) and a purified mind is praised as supportive for higher realization.