Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अत्यद्भुततरं कर्म त्वयैतत्पृथिवीपते । संसाधितं यदन्येन मनसापि न चिन्त्यते

Transliteration

atyadbhutataraṃ karma tvayaitatpṛthivīpate | saṃsādhitaṃ yadanyena manasāpi na cintyate

Translation

हे पृथ्वीपते! तू हे अत्यंत अद्भुत कर्म साध्य केलेस—जे दुसरा कोणी मनातही विचारू शकत नाही।

Word by Word

• atiadbhutataram: most wonderful
• atiadbhutataram: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + adbhuta + tara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा (context: कर्म विशेषण), एकवचन; अतिशयार्थक-उपसर्ग (ati-) + तृतीय-तुलनात्मक (tara)

• karma: deed, act
• karma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here: object of implied praise; with saṃsādhitam)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• pṛthivīpate: O lord of the earth
• pṛthivīpate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pṛthivyāḥ patiḥ)

• saṃsādhitam: accomplished
• saṃsādhitam: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√sādh (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्म-विशेषण

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• anyena: by another (person)
• anyena: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• manasā: by mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—सम्भावन/अपि (particle: even/also)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• cintyate: is conceived/thought
• cintyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is thought of)

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra addresses Daśaratha, gesturing toward the heavens where the Rohiṇī-cart motif may be faintly visible; the king stands humble yet resolute, surrounded by sages and celestial witnesses.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Pṛthivīpati (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Exceptional dharma can surpass ordinary imagination and becomes worthy of divine praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is part of a broader tīrtha-glorifying chapter context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the focus is on acknowledging an extraordinary act.