Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः स विप्रेंद्रः शंकरेण द्विजोत्तमाः । हस्तं संदर्शयामास तस्य शाकरसान्वितम्

Transliteration

evamuktaḥ sa vipreṃdraḥ śaṃkareṇa dvijottamāḥ | hastaṃ saṃdarśayāmāsa tasya śākarasānvitam

Translation

ଶଙ୍କରଙ୍କ ଏହି କଥା ଶୁଣି ସେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ ନିଜ ହାତ ଦେଖାଇଲେ; ତାହା ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ‘ଶାକରସ’ରେ ଯୁକ୍ତ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• uktaḥ: addressed, spoken to
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √vac/√vad उच्यते)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'spoken to'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• viprendraḥ: chief of brahmins
• viprendraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः)

• śaṃkareṇa: by Śaṅkara
• śaṃkareṇa: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• dvijottamāḥ: the best of the twice-born
• dvijottamāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानाम् उत्तमाः)

• hastam: hand
• hastam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• saṃdarśayāmāsa: showed, displayed
• saṃdarśayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√dṛś (दृश्) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: 'caused to see/showed')

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• śākarasa-anvitam: accompanied with śākarasa (a discharge/juice)
• śākarasa-anvitam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śākarasa + anvita (कृदन्त; √i/√vṛt? 'anvita' as adjectival pp)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of hastam); तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास (शाकरसेन अन्वितम् = accompanied with śākarasa)

Speaker

Narrator

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (ṛṣi/assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage extends his hand toward Śaṅkara (in brāhmaṇa guise), revealing a wondrous essence called śākarasa shimmering upon/within the palm; onlookers lean in.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• viprendra (brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In tīrtha-māhātmya literature, divine grace can manifest tangibly, becoming a sign that prompts deeper instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse remains within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative but does not itself name the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it records a miraculous display that sets up the teaching.