Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

दीक्षां यच्छ विभो मह्यं येन शिष्यो भवामि ते

Transliteration

dīkṣāṃ yaccha vibho mahyaṃ yena śiṣyo bhavāmi te

Translation

Даруй мне дикшу — посвящение, о почтенный, чтобы я стал твоим учеником.

Word by Word

• दीक्षाम्: initiation
• दीक्षाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• यच्छ: grant (you)
• यच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सम्बन्धार्थे ‘by which/whereby’

• शिष्यः: disciple
• शिष्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवामि: I become
• भवामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

An unnamed narrator (petitioning the sage) within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The aspirant kneels with folded hands before the sage, requesting dīkṣā; the sage’s right hand is raised in blessing, with a fire altar and water pot nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Dīkṣā
• Guru-śiṣya (implied)
• Gālava (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual progress is traditionally formalized through dīkṣā and disciplined discipleship under a qualified teacher.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the institution of initiation within a sacred-region narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dīkṣā (initiation) is explicitly requested as the formal rite enabling guru-disciple relationship.