Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

तथान्यैश्च विशेषेण सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्वितैः । प्राप्ताश्च हृद्गताः कामा ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः

Transliteration

tathānyaiśca viśeṣeṇa samyakchraddhāsamanvitaiḥ | prāptāśca hṛdgatāḥ kāmā ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ

Translation

तथान्यैश्च विशेषेण सम्यक्श्रद्धासमन्वितैः; हृद्गताः कामाः प्राप्ताः—ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः।

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise, thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• anyaiḥ: by others
• anyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Adhikaraṇa (Manner/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोग (instrumental of manner)

• samyak: properly, fully
• samyak: Sambandha (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• śraddhā-samanvitaiḥ: by those endowed with faith
• śraddhā-samanvitaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (समन्वित, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (śraddhayā samanvitāḥ = endowed with faith); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘anyaiḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• prāptāḥ: were obtained
• prāptāḥ: Predicate participle
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘attained/obtained’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• hṛd-gatāḥ: heart-felt, in the heart
• hṛd-gatāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (गतम्, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (hṛdi gatāḥ = gone into the heart); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘kāmāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• kāmāḥ: desires
• kāmāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ye: which
• ye: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• divyāḥ: divine
• divyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘kāmāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• ye: which
• ye: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-सम्बन्ध

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• mānuṣāḥ: human
• mānuṣāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘kāmāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivarātri

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees of varied stations—kings, householders, ascetics—keep Śivarātri vigil with lamps and chanting; above them, symbolic ‘divine’ and ‘human’ boons appear as subtle icons (lotus of liberation, granary of prosperity) emanating from the heart.

Characters & Entities

• Śivarātri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith (śraddhā) is emphasized as the key that makes sacred observance fruitful, granting both worldly and transcendent aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse states the general fruits of the observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is implicit: observe Śivarātri with proper faith (samyak-śraddhā) to gain its fruits.