Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं देवीं स्कन्दमालिंग्य सोऽगमत्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ devīṃ skandamāliṃgya so'gamat

Translation

ବ୍ରହ୍ମା କହିଲେ—ଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଦକ୍ଷିଣା କରି ଏବଂ ସ୍କନ୍ଦଙ୍କୁ ଆଲିଙ୍ଗନ କରି ସେ ସେଠାରୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲା।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — 'Brahmā'

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'said'

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Absolutive/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — 'having done'

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — 'circumambulation'

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — 'the Goddess'

• स्कन्दम्: Skanda
• स्कन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — 'Skanda'

• आलिङ्ग्य: having embraced
• आलिङ्ग्य: Purvakala (Absolutive/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + लिङ्ग्/लिङ्ग (धातु: √लिङ्ग् 'to embrace') + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund) — 'having embraced'

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — 'he'

• अगमत्: went
• अगमत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'went'

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee completes a clockwise circumambulation around the Goddess’ shrine, then embraces Skanda in reverence and affection before departing; attendants hold lamps and flowers; the kṣetra atmosphere is serene.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devī (Goddess)
• Skanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Proper closure of a sacred encounter is expressed through reverence—circumambulation of Devī and affectionate devotion to Skanda.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site-name is given in this verse; it reflects temple-like devotional acts within the broader tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradakṣiṇā (clockwise circumambulation) of the Goddess is explicitly mentioned; it is a standard Purāṇic devotional observance.