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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि नंदादित्यं समाहितः । नंदेन स्थापितं पूर्वं तत्रैवामितबुद्धिना

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi naṃdādityaṃ samāhitaḥ | naṃdena sthāpitaṃ pūrvaṃ tatraivāmitabuddhinā

Translation

Īśvara bersabda: “Kemudian, wahai Mahādevī, dengan minda yang terpusat hendaklah engkau pergi ke Nandāditya, yang dahulu telah didirikan di tempat itu juga oleh Raja Nanda, yang berakal budi tanpa batas.”

Word by Word
ईश्वरःĪśvara (Lord)
ईश्वरः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriyā (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect 3rd sg, परस्मैपद
ततःthen
ततः:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formक्रम/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)
गच्छेत्should go
गच्छेत्:
Kriyā (Injunction)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Optative 3rd sg, परस्मैपद
महादेविO great goddess
महादेवि:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootमहादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (महती देवी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative singular
नन्दादित्यम्to Nandāditya (the Sun shrine/deity)
नन्दादित्यम्:
Karma (Goal/object of motion)
TypeNoun
Rootनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष (नन्दस्य आदित्यः/आदित्य-देवता); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular
समाहितःcomposed/attentive
समाहितः:
Karta (Qualifier of implied subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + आ + धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (agent’s state)
नन्देनby Nanda
नन्देन:
Kartr̥ (Agent in passive construction)
TypeNoun
Rootनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular
स्थापितम्established
स्थापितम्:
Kriyā (Predicate participle)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → स्थापय् + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (passive sense), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agreeing with implied ‘(मन्दिरम्/आदित्यम्)’
पूर्वम्formerly/earlier
पूर्वम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकालवाचक-अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)
एवindeed/just
एव:
Emphasis (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphasis/restriction)
अमितबुद्धिनाby one of immeasurable intellect
अमितबुद्धिना:
Kartr̥/Sādhana (Agent/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootअमित (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुव्रीहि (अमिता बुद्धिर्यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (agent/means)
Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nandāditya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara addresses Devī, directing her (and by extension pilgrims) to proceed next to Nandāditya, a Sun-deity established by King Nanda; the scene implies a sacred itinerary within Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities
Ī
Īśvara (Śiva)
M
Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
N
Nandāditya
N
Nanda

FAQs

Pilgrimage should be undertaken with mental steadiness, honoring sacred shrines founded by righteous rulers.

Nandāditya, a revered Aditya (Sun) shrine within the Prabhāsakṣetra circuit.

The instruction is to proceed in pilgrimage (gacchet) with samāhita (collected) mind; no detailed rite is specified here.

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