Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

सोऽपि वाचस्पतिसमः फलं प्राप्नोत्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

so'pi vācaspatisamaḥ phalaṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam

Translation

Он также, без сомнения, обретает плод, равный Брихаспати — владыке священной речи.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय सर्वनाम

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• vācaspati-samaḥ: equal to Vācaspati (Bṛhaspati)
• vācaspati-samaḥ: Karta-visheshaṇa (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vācaspati (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वाचस्पतेः समः)

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• prāpnoti: attains
• prāpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• asaṃśayam: undoubtedly
• asaṃśayam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a-saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण प्रयुक्तम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reciter blessed with radiant speech: golden syllables emanate from his mouth; Bṛhaspati appears as a guru-figure bestowing a manuscript and rosary; listeners feel uplifted.

Characters & Entities

• Vācaspati (Bṛhaspati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scriptural hearing and recitation refine speech and intellect, granting exalted merit comparable to divine eloquence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rather than a single locale, the verse praises the fruit of reciting the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continual recitation/reading and facilitating recitation are upheld as meritorious practices.