Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

यावदालोकते रूपं ज्वालामालासमाकुलम् । ततः सम्यक्परिज्ञाय सर्वं दिव्येन चक्षुषा

Transliteration

yāvadālokate rūpaṃ jvālāmālāsamākulam | tataḥ samyakparijñāya sarvaṃ divyena cakṣuṣā

Translation

Tatkala dia memandang wujud yang dikelilingi rapat oleh untaian nyala api, maka dengan penglihatan ilahinya dia memahami segala-galanya dengan tepat.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as/while
• यावत्: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative adverb: ‘as long as/while’)

• आलोकते: looks at/observes
• आलोकते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √लोक् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• रूपम्: form/appearance
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ज्वालामालासमाकुलम्: filled with garlands/rows of flames
• ज्वालामालासमाकुलम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक) + समाकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ज्वालामालाभिः समाकुलम्)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/from that’)

• सम्यक्: properly/fully
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘properly, fully’)

• परिज्ञाय: having understood
• परिज्ञाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि + √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having ascertained/understood’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘all (this)’

• दिव्येन: with divine
• दिव्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (चक्षुषा)

• चक्षुषा: eye/vision
• चक्षुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vasiṣṭha-āśrama (as narrative locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A terrifying entity appears—its body wrapped in swirling garlands of flame; Vasiṣṭha gazes steadily, eyes luminous with divine sight, comprehending the hidden cause.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True discernment arises from inner purity and tapas; divine insight sees causes behind appearances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it supports the chapter’s larger tīrtha-centered narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it highlights divya-dṛṣṭi, typically attained through austerity and mantra.