Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

आत्मानमात्मनैवाथ ब्रह्मद्वारेण संस्थितः । ततो निःसारयामास पुलकेन समन्वितः

Transliteration

ātmānamātmanaivātha brahmadvāreṇa saṃsthitaḥ | tato niḥsārayāmāsa pulakena samanvitaḥ

Translation

ତାପରେ ‘ବ୍ରହ୍ମଦ୍ୱାର’ରେ ସ୍ଥିତ ହୋଇ, ନିଜ ଅନ୍ତଃଶକ୍ତିଦ୍ୱାରା, ପୁଲକରେ ଯୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇ, ନିଜ ଆତ୍ମାକୁ ଦେହରୁ ନିଷ୍କାସିତ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• ātmānam: himself/the self
• ātmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ātmanā: by himself
• ātmanā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = emphasis

• atha: then
• atha: Avyaya (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक) = then/and now

• brahma-dvāreṇa: through the Brahma-gate
• brahma-dvāreṇa: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'brahmaṇaḥ dvāram'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saṃsthitaḥ: being stationed/placed
• saṃsthitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्थितिवाचकः = having been positioned/standing

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = thereafter

• niḥ-sārayāmāsa: he expelled/drove out
• niḥ-sārayāmāsa: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√sṛ (धातु) causative (णिच्) + laṅ (लङ्)
• Form: तिङन्त, लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) = caused to go out/expelled

• pulakena: with horripilation/thrill
• pulakena: Sahakari/Hetu (Accompaniment/cause-like instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• samanvitaḥ: endowed (with)
• samanvitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-anv-i (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'endowed/possessed'

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The meditator, seated near the liṅga, enters deep samādhi; a subtle stream of light rises from the crown (brahma-dvāra), while his body remains still; gooseflesh marks ecstatic absorption.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma-dvāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text portrays a yogic, devotion-filled end—suggesting tīrtha and liṅga-upāsanā culminate in controlled, sacred departure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya setting continues; the event occurs at the sacred liṅga locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A yogic practice is implied: abiding in meditation and ‘exiting’ through the brahma-dvāra (esoteric yogic doctrine).