Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 160

Devanagari script

एवं सा तत्र संजाता जाबालिमुनिसंभवा । जाबालिश्च मुनिश्रेष्ठस्तथा चित्रांगदेश्वरः

Transliteration

evaṃ sā tatra saṃjātā jābālimunisaṃbhavā | jābāliśca muniśreṣṭhastathā citrāṃgadeśvaraḥ

Translation

Demikianlah dia terlahir di sana, berasal daripada resi Jābāli. Dan Jābāli—yang terbaik antara para resi—juga berada di sana, demikian pula Citraṅgadeśvara (Tuhan Citraṅga).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakāra (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संजाता: was born / arose
• संजाता: Kriyā (Predicative event)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-जा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used predicatively), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सञ्जाता’ = उत्पन्ना/अभवत्

• जाबालिमुनिसंभवा: born of the sage Jābāli
• जाबालिमुनिसंभवा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाबालि + मुनि + संभव (प्रातिपदिक); घटकौ: जाबालि, मुनि, संभव
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जाबालि-मुनेः संभवः यस्याः सा)

• जाबालिः: Jābāli
• जाबालिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाबालि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• मुनिश्रेष्ठः: the best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठः: Apposition (Predicate/identifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक); घटकौ: मुनि, श्रेष्ठ
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः)

• तथा: also / likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• चित्रांगदेश्वरः: Lord of Citrāṅga
• चित्रांगदेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रांग + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक); घटकौ: चित्रांग, ईश्वर
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चित्रांगस्य ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citraṅgadeśvara-sthāna (within the pīṭha complex)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred grove/temple precinct: the sage Jābāli seated in meditation; nearby stands Citraṅgadeśvara as a liṅga or anthropomorphic Śiva, with attendants; the maiden’s origin is implied by a subtle aura or cradle motif.

Characters & Entities

• Jābāli
• Citrāṅgadeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are intertwined with ṛṣi-lineages and local forms of Śiva, grounding pilgrimage in living sacred history.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The locale associated with Citraṅgadeśvara and the presence of Jābāli ṛṣi within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha-cycle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it identifies sanctifying entities tied to the place (Jābāli and Citraṅgadeśvara).