Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तत्र संसाधयामास सर्वान्मंत्रान्यथाक्रमम् । विधिना शास्त्रदृष्टेन श्रद्धया परया युतः

Transliteration

tatra saṃsādhayāmāsa sarvānmaṃtrānyathākramam | vidhinā śāstradṛṣṭena śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ

Translation

Di sana dia menyempurnakan semua mantra menurut tertibnya, dengan tata cara yang diakui oleh śāstra, serta dihiasi śraddhā yang tertinggi.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• saṃsādhayāmāsa: accomplished, performed
• saṃsādhayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sādh (धातु) + सम् उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्; causative-भाव (णिच्) प्रयोगः—संसाधयति

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• mantrān: mantras
• mantrān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• yathā-kramam: in due order
• yathā-kramam: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययत्वेन प्रयोगः (adverbial)

• vidhinā: by the prescribed method
• vidhinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• śāstra-dṛṣṭena: as seen/laid down in the scriptures
• śāstra-dṛṣṭena: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √dṛś (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषण

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• parayā: supreme, great
• parayā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• yutaḥ: endowed (with)
• yutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage seated in a clean ritual enclosure near the shrine, performing mantra in stages—japa with mālā, offerings into a small homa fire, and gestures of nyāsa—face calm with focused faith.

Characters & Entities

• Citreśvara
• śāstra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Purāṇic dharma, success is linked to śraddhā and śāstra-guided method, not improvisation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The practice is performed at the pīṭha of Citreśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform mantra-sādhana in proper order (yathākramam) according to śāstra-approved procedure.