Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

एकादशप्रमाणेन कोटयस्तेन पूजिताः । भवंति नात्र संदेहः सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्

Transliteration

ekādaśapramāṇena koṭayastena pūjitāḥ | bhavaṃti nātra saṃdehaḥ satyametanmayoditam

Translation

ତାହାର ପୂଜାଦ୍ୱାରା ଏକାଦଶ ପ୍ରମାଣ ଅନୁସାରେ କୋଟି କୋଟି (ପୁଣ୍ୟ) ଲଭ୍ୟ ହୁଏ; ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ—ଏହା ମୋର କଥିତ ସତ୍ୟ।

Word by Word

• ekādaśa-pramāṇena: by the measure of eleven (i.e., elevenfold)
• ekādaśa-pramāṇena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (एकादश प्रमाणं यस्य/येन)

• koṭayaḥ: crores
• koṭayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• tena: by him/thereby
• tena: Kartr-karana (Agent/instrument reference/कर्ता-साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• pūjitāḥ: are worshipped
• pūjitāḥ: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मणि (passive sense)

• bhavanti: become/come to be
• bhavanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• na: no/not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/विषयवाचक-अव्यय (here/in this matter)

• saṃdehaḥ: doubt
• saṃdehaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• satyam: true
• satyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta/Karma (Subject/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• uditam: said/uttered
• uditam: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु) उपसर्गः ud-
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta in Tīrtha-māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: Skanda (or the narrator-sage) raises a hand in assurance while indicating eleven Rudra symbols; behind, a visual motif of expanding numbers—garlands multiplying into countless strands—suggests ‘koṭi’ merit.

Characters & Entities

• Ekādaśa (eleven)
• koṭi (crore of merit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites in a tīrtha yield magnified results; the Purāṇa emphasizes faith in dharmic acts by affirming the certainty of their fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The unnamed “kṣetra” under discussion in Nāgara-khaṇḍa, Tīrtha-māhātmya, Adhyāya 155.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse summarizes the promised fruit (phala) of the preceding Rudra installation, worship, and japa practice.