Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

अन्यासां मुनिपत्नीनां यासां संख्या न विद्यते । तत्राश्चर्यमभूदन्यत्पूर्यमाणे महीतले

Transliteration

anyāsāṃ munipatnīnāṃ yāsāṃ saṃkhyā na vidyate | tatrāścaryamabhūdanyatpūryamāṇe mahītale

Translation

ଅନ୍ୟ ମୁନିପତ୍ନୀମାନଙ୍କର ମଧ୍ୟ—ଯାହାଙ୍କ ସଂଖ୍ୟା ଗଣନାତୀତ—ସେଠାରେ ଭୂମି ପୂରଣ ହେଉଥିବାବେଳେ ଆଉ ଏକ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଘଟିଲା।

Word by Word

• अन्यासाम्: of other
• अन्यासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• मुनिपत्नीनाम्: of sages' wives
• मुनिपत्नीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक; components: मुनि + पत्नी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• यासाम्: of whom
• यासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• संख्या: number
• संख्या: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• विद्यते: is known/exists
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोग (exists/is known)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• आश्चर्यम्: a wonder
• आश्चर्यम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभूत्: arose/occurred
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying आश्चर्यम्)

• पूर्यमाणे: while (it was) being filled
• पूर्यमाणे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर्य (कृदन्त; धातु: पूर्/पॄ + य)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present passive participle), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सप्तमी एकवचन); अधिकरण-संबन्ध (while being filled)

• महीतले: on the earth's surface
• महीतले: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही-तल (प्रातिपदिक; components: मही + तल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not specified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Workers or natural forces filling earth over a sacred area; suddenly an uncanny sign arises—dust, wind, or hidden objects stirring—indicating the kṣetra’s concealed power.

Characters & Entities

• Munipatnīs
• Mahītala (the ground/earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a place is truly sacred, extraordinary signs arise—affirming divine presence beyond ordinary calculation or human planning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-context where numerous liṅgas are established; the precise toponym is not given in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse transitions into a miracle narrative connected with the site.