Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेश आहूय विश्वकर्मणे । विधानं कथयामास पूजार्थं विस्तरान्वितम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśa āhūya viśvakarmaṇe | vidhānaṃ kathayāmāsa pūjārthaṃ vistarānvitam

Translation

இவ்வாறு கூறி ஹ்ருஷீகேசன் விஸ்வகர்மனை அழைத்து, பூஜைக்குரிய விதிமுறைகளை விரிவாக எடுத்துரைத்தான்.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having said)

• हृषीकेश: Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• हृषीकेश: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• आहूय: having called/summoned
• आहूय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ह्वे (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having summoned)

• विश्वकर्मणे: to Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• विधानम्: procedure; ordinance
• विधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• कथयामास: told; narrated
• कथयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, नामधातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूजार्थम्: for worship
• पूजार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक-समास (for the purpose of worship)

• विस्तरान्वितम्: accompanied by details; elaborate
• विस्तरान्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्तर + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणं विधानम् प्रति

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (narration; likely Sūta continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vāstu / Hāṭakeśvara context (commissioning phase)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu) summons Viśvakarman; the divine architect listens with tools and plans as Viṣṇu explains a detailed worship procedure.

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• Viśvakarman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship in sacred places is upheld as a disciplined tradition—devotion is strengthened by proper procedure (vidhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider chapter is a tīrtha-māhātmya, but this verse highlights pūjā-vidhi and does not name the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A detailed pūjā procedure (pūjārtha vidhāna) is indicated, though its steps are not listed in this single verse.