Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वाथ ते देवाः प्रजग्मुस्त्रिदशालयम् । कामदेवोऽपि तत्रस्थस्तस्याः पूजामथ व्यधात्

Transliteration

evamuktvātha te devāḥ prajagmustridaśālayam | kāmadevo'pi tatrasthastasyāḥ pūjāmatha vyadhāt

Translation

ଏପରି କହି ସେ ଦେବମାନେ ତ୍ରୟସ୍ତ୍ରିଂଶମାନଙ୍କ ଧାମକୁ ଗଲେ। ସେଠାରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ କାମଦେବ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାହାପରେ ତାଙ୍କର (ଦେବୀଙ୍କ) ପୂଜା କଲେ।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; ‘having said’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रजग्मुः: went forth / departed
• प्रजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्रिदशालयम्: the abode of the thirty gods (heaven)
• त्रिदशालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिदशानाम् आलयः)

• कामदेवः: Kāmadeva
• कामदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कामस्य देवः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• तत्रस्थः: being there / stationed there
• तत्रस्थः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय) + स्थ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-प्राय (तत्र स्थितः)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• व्यधात्: performed / carried out
• व्यधात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √धा (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa–Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Khaṇḍaśilā-tīrtha/shrine complex (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija-s / audience of the māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial group of devas rises skyward toward svarga; in the foreground Kāmadeva stands near the shrine, offering flowers and incense to the goddess/stone-icon.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Kāmadeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine beings themselves uphold reverent worship; sacred narratives model devotion (pūjā) as dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within a Tīrthamāhātmya sequence that culminates in the local glorification of Kāmeśvara and the associated sacred spot (contextually tied to Khaṇḍaśilā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (formal worship) is indicated, setting the pattern for later explicit vrata-day worship instructions.