Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि नंदादित्यं समाहितः । नंदेन स्थापितं पूर्वं तत्रैवामितबुद्धिना

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi naṃdādityaṃ samāhitaḥ | naṃdena sthāpitaṃ pūrvaṃ tatraivāmitabuddhinā

Translation

ଈଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—ହେ ମହାଦେବୀ! ତାପରେ ସମାହିତଚିତ୍ତରେ ନନ୍ଦାଦିତ୍ୟଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଯିବା ଉଚିତ; ଯାହାକୁ ପୂର୍ବେ ଅମିତବୁଦ୍ଧି ରାଜା ନନ୍ଦ ସେଠାରେ ହିଁ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା କରିଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect 3rd sg, परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriyā (Injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Optative 3rd sg, परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महती देवी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• नन्दादित्यम्: to Nandāditya (the Sun shrine/deity)
• नन्दादित्यम्: Karma (Goal/object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (नन्दस्य आदित्यः/आदित्य-देवता); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• समाहितः: composed/attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (Qualifier of implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (agent’s state)

• नन्देन: by Nanda
• नन्देन: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• स्थापितम्: established
• स्थापितम्: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → स्थापय् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (passive sense), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agreeing with implied ‘(मन्दिरम्/आदित्यम्)’

• पूर्वम्: formerly/earlier
• पूर्वम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/restriction)

• अमितबुद्धिना: by one of immeasurable intellect
• अमितबुद्धिना: Kartr̥/Sādhana (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (अमिता बुद्धिर्यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (agent/means)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nandāditya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara addresses Devī, directing her (and by extension pilgrims) to proceed next to Nandāditya, a Sun-deity established by King Nanda; the scene implies a sacred itinerary within Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Nandāditya
• Nanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage should be undertaken with mental steadiness, honoring sacred shrines founded by righteous rulers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nandāditya, a revered Aditya (Sun) shrine within the Prabhāsakṣetra circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The instruction is to proceed in pilgrimage (gacchet) with samāhita (collected) mind; no detailed rite is specified here.