Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

तथा च ते घृणाऽप्यस्ति गुरुवित्तसमुद्भवा । तदर्थं कुरु तन्नाम्ना शंकरस्य निवेशनम्

Transliteration

tathā ca te ghṛṇā'pyasti guruvittasamudbhavā | tadarthaṃ kuru tannāmnā śaṃkarasya niveśanam

Translation

மேலும் குருவின் செல்வத்தில் பற்றுதலால் உனக்குள் வெறுப்பும் உண்டாயிற்று. ஆகவே அதற்காக சங்கரரின் நாமத்தில் அவருக்கொரு இல்லத்தை அமைக்கவும்.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that way
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) — indeclinable adverb ‘thus/so’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular ‘of you/your’ (also could be dative in some contexts; here genitive)

• घृणा: compassion, pity
• घृणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपि—सम्भावना/समुच्चय) — particle ‘also/even’

• अस्ति: is, exists
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — present indicative, 3rd person singular

• गुरुवित्तसमुद्भवा: arising from (respect for) wealth of the guru / from the guru’s wealth
• गुरुवित्तसमुद्भवा: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + वित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying घृणा)

• तदर्थम्: for that purpose
• तदर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, अव्यय — indeclinable ‘for that purpose’

• कुरु: do, make
• कुरु: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — imperative, 2nd person singular

• तन्नाम्ना: by that name
• तन्नाम्ना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular ‘by/with that name’

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — masculine genitive singular

• निवेशनम्: a dwelling, residence
• निवेशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular

Speaker

Durvāsā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkara-niveśana (deva-gṛha/āyatana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā points out the donor’s inner aversion born of attachment to wealth and prescribes constructing an abode for Śaṅkara; artisans begin laying stones while the donor offers a dedicatory pot and flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Durvāsā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Misuse of wealth and guru-related fault is countered by redirecting resources into sacred construction dedicated to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śaṅkara-niveśana (Śiva abode) is prescribed, but no specific geographic tīrtha-name is stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Constructing a dwelling/abode (niveśana) for Śaṅkara as a remedial dharmic act.