Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

ततो दक्षस्तथेत्युक्त्वा जगाम निजमन्दिरम् । देवोऽपि शंकरो भूयः प्रोवाच शशलांछनम्

Transliteration

tato dakṣastathetyuktvā jagāma nijamandiram | devo'pi śaṃkaro bhūyaḥ provāca śaśalāṃchanam

Translation

ତାପରେ ଦକ୍ଷ ‘ତଥାସ୍ତୁ’ ବୋଲି କହି ନିଜ ମନ୍ଦିରକୁ ଗଲେ। ଦେବ ଶଙ୍କର ମଧ୍ୟ ପୁନର୍ବାର ଶଶଲାଞ୍ଛନ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: so, thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निजमन्दिरम्: his own abode
• निजमन्दिरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज-मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: निज (own) + मन्दिर (house)

• देवः: the god (Śiva)
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवः इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शशलांछनम्: the moon (hare-marked one)
• शशलांछनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शश-लाञ्छन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: शश (hare) + लाञ्छन (mark)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Māhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa departs satisfied; Śiva turns to the hare-marked Moon (śaśalāñchana) to give further instruction—quiet aftermath, moonlight motif.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Śiva (Śaṅkara)
• Candra/Soma (Śaśalāñchana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It marks a turning point: after conflict and resolution, divine instruction continues for the welfare of the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage supports the Somēśvara-related tīrthas and liṅgas described later in the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it transitions to the request-and-boon section that establishes worshipful presence on Mondays.