Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ततस्तैर्विबुधैः सर्वैः प्रेषितस्तत्र चानिलः । किं करोति महादेवः शीघ्रं विज्ञायतामिति

Transliteration

tatastairvibudhaiḥ sarvaiḥ preṣitastatra cānilaḥ | kiṃ karoti mahādevaḥ śīghraṃ vijñāyatāmiti

Translation

ତାପରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଦେବତା ଅନିଲ (ବାୟୁ)କୁ ସେଠାକୁ ପଠାଇ କହିଲେ—“ମହାଦେବ କ’ଣ କରୁଛନ୍ତି? ଶୀଘ୍ର ଜାଣିଆସ।”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (then/thereupon)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• विबुधैः: by the gods
• विबुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘विबुधैः’)

• प्रेषितः: was sent
• प्रेषितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + इष् (धातु) → प्रेषित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि भाव (sent)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: there)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• अनिलः: Wind (Vāyu)
• अनिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; प्रश्न (interrogative object)

• करोति: does
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक: महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (‘महान् देवः’)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्रम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• विज्ञायताम्: let it be ascertained
• विज्ञायताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘let it be known/ascertained’

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति (quotative particle)

Speaker

Narrator (reporting the Devas’ decision)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of devas, anxious and curious, appointing Vāyu as swift envoy toward a hidden sanctum; gestures of urgency and command.

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Anila)
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When access is restricted, one proceeds through proper means; even inquiry should be conducted with caution and duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa remains the narrative sacred setting, though no specific tīrtha rite is described in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a mission of observation rather than a vow or rite.