Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

एषा कृता दिलीपेन नलेन नहुषेण च । मान्धात्रा धुंधुमारेण सगरेण युयुत्सुना

Transliteration

eṣā kṛtā dilīpena nalena nahuṣeṇa ca | māndhātrā dhuṃdhumāreṇa sagareṇa yuyutsunā

Translation

ଏହି (ଶିବରାତ୍ରି ବ୍ରତ) ଦିଲୀପ, ନଳ ଓ ନହୁଷ; ଏବଂ ମାନ୍ଧାତା, ଧୁନ୍ଧୁମାର, ସଗର ଓ ଯୁୟୁତ୍ସୁ ମଧ୍ୟ କରିଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• eṣā: this (she/this one)
• eṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtā: made, performed
• kṛtā: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Predicate participle
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘made/done’

• dilīpena: by Dilīpa
• dilīpena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dilīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• nalena: by Nala
• nalena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• nahuṣeṇa: by Nahuṣa
• nahuṣeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nahuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• māndhātrā: by Māndhātṛ
• māndhātrā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māndhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• dhuṃdhumāreṇa: by Dhuṃdhumāra
• dhuṃdhumāreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhuṃdhumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sagareṇa: by Sagara
• sagareṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• yuyutsunā: by Yuyutsu
• yuyutsunā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuyutsu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivarātri

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like vision: multiple crowned kings from different eras offer lamps and bilva to Śiva on Śivarātri night; their silhouettes appear like a lineage procession behind the teaching sage.

Characters & Entities

• Dilīpa
• Nala
• Nahūṣa
• Māndhātṛ
• Dhuṃdhumara
• Sagara
• Yuyutsu
• Śivarātri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śivarātri is validated by the precedent of revered rulers, presenting the vrata as a time-tested dharmic practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse strengthens the vrata’s authority through exemplary names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies observance by citing exemplars; the specific rite is Śivarātri vrata.