Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततोहं सकलं बुद्ध्वा वृद्धिं नेष्यामि भूतले । बालावबोधनार्थाय तस्मादागच्छ सत्वरम्

Transliteration

tatohaṃ sakalaṃ buddhvā vṛddhiṃ neṣyāmi bhūtale | bālāvabodhanārthāya tasmādāgaccha satvaram

Translation

Kemudian, setelah aku memahami segala-galanya, aku akan memajukan pertumbuhannya di muka bumi; maka datanglah segera, demi pengajaran dan penyedaran orang yang belum berilmu.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर/तदनन्तर (then/thereafter)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• सकलम्: all; entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणं (all/entire)

• बुद्ध्वा: having understood
• बुद्ध्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having understood)

• वृद्धिम्: increase; growth
• वृद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• नेष्यामि: I will lead/bring
• नेष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूतले: on the earth
• भूतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• बालावबोधनार्थाय: for the purpose of teaching children
• बालावबोधनार्थाय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल + अवबोधन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक-तत्पुरुष (for the purpose of instructing children)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (therefore)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्वरम्: quickly; without delay
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शीघ्रार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

Speaker

Yājñavalkya-suta (continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara (institutional expansion)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ṛṣi expresses intent to expand and establish understanding across the earth, urging Viśvakarman to come quickly for the awakening of the unlearned; a visionary tone with the world as backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas are not only destinations; they become living centers that educate and uplift those who lack understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse does not repeat the name, but it continues the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra context from the preceding shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on swift participation in establishing a dharmic institution for instruction.