Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अधुना श्रद्धया युक्तो यः करोति प्रदक्षिणाम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो लभते वांछितं फलम्

Transliteration

adhunā śraddhayā yukto yaḥ karoti pradakṣiṇām | sarvapāpavinirmukto labhate vāṃchitaṃ phalam

Translation

Kini, sesiapa yang melakukan pradakṣiṇā (mengelilingi dengan hormat) dengan penuh śraddhā akan terbebas daripada segala dosa dan memperoleh hasil yang dihajati.

Word by Word

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) = temporal adverb

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

• yuktaḥ: endowed (with)
• yuktaḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'युक्त' = endowed/connected

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम = relative pronoun

• karoti: does
• karoti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pradakṣiṇām: circumambulation
• pradakṣiṇām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: freed from all sins
• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-nir-√muc (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास: 'सर्वपापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः' (freed from all sins); विनिर्मुक्त = क्त (PPP)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• vāṃchitam: desired
• vāṃchitam: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vāñch (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'desired'

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Sūta in frame narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees circle a sanctum with lamps in hand; the deity’s presence is felt at the center; footsteps form a rhythmic ring of devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled devotion expressed through pradakṣiṇā purifies sin and bears the intended spiritual and worldly results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Devī established in a specific kṣetra within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the exact place-name is not stated in this verse alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) performed with śraddhā (faith).