Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

देवयान्या तथान्यच्च तथा शर्मिष्ठया द्विजाः । भार्यया भूपतेस्तस्य सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

devayānyā tathānyacca tathā śarmiṣṭhayā dvijāḥ | bhāryayā bhūpatestasya sarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

ஓ இருமுறை பிறந்தவர்களே, தேவயானியும் அதுபோல சர்மிஷ்டையும்—அந்த மன்னனின் இரு அரசியரும்—எல்லா விருப்பங்களுக்கும் பலன் தரும் (அந்த லிங்கத்தை) நிறுவினர்.

Word by Word

• देवयान्या: by Devayānī
• देवयान्या: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवयानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (likewise/also)

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण/सर्वनामसदृश

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक

• शर्मिष्ठया: by Śarmiṣṭhā
• शर्मिष्ठया: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे पाठभेद सम्भव (हे द्विजाः)

• भार्यया: by (his) wife
• भार्यया: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूपतेः: of the king
• भूपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying liṅgam understood); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कामानां फलप्रदम्)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarvakāma-phala-prada liṅga near Dhundhumāreśvara (Yayāti/queens association)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvāijāḥ—addressed explicitly; sages/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā stand beside Yayāti offering kalashas, flowers, and bilva leaves to the newly established liṅga; priests bless them; the shrine radiates ‘sarvakāma’ auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Devayānī
• Śarmiṣṭhā
• Yayāti
• Brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pious acts performed with devotion—by kings and queens alike—are praised as capable of fulfilling righteous desires and generating sacred merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Dhundhumāreśvara-adjacent sacred area described in Adhyāya 39, where these foundations are implied.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied consecration/establishment connected with the king’s household, celebrated as sarvakāmaphalaprada (granting desired fruits).