Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

एतेषु त्रिषु लोकेषु त्यक्त्वेमां बदरीमहम् । पूजामस्य करिष्यामि स्वयं विष्णोर्द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

eteṣu triṣu lokeṣu tyaktvemāṃ badarīmaham | pūjāmasya kariṣyāmi svayaṃ viṣṇordvijottamāḥ

Translation

โอ้ทวิชผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลาย ครั้นละจากพุทธสถานบะดะรีนี้ในไตรโลกแล้ว เราจักบูชารูปแห่งพระวิษณุนี้ด้วยตนเอง

Word by Word

• एतेषु: in these
• एतेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), बहुवचनम्; संख्याविशेषणम्

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), बहुवचनम्

• त्यक्त्वा: having left
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्तम् (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having abandoned’

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• बदरीम्: Badarī (place/jujube grove)
• बदरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• अस्य: of him/of this (of Viṣṇu)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• करिष्यामि: I will perform
• करिष्यामि: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकार/कर्तृ-विशेषणार्थक (adverb: ‘personally’)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• द्विजोत्तमाः: O best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Sambodhana/Addressed audience (Vocative sense though nominative form used/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक); द्विजोत्तम (समस्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘द्विजानाम् उत्तमाः’)

Speaker

Viṣṇu/Hari (promising ongoing divine worship/guardianship)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Badarī / Vāsudeva-kṣetra (as referenced)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijottamāḥ (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu’s presence is implied as imminent: a sanctified Badarī grove with a shrine; the Lord’s vow-like utterance addressed to dvijas, suggesting a divine assurance that worship will be personally upheld.

Characters & Entities

• Badarī
• Viṣṇu
• Dvijottama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s power is upheld by divine will; the deity is not distant but actively present to receive and sustain worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Badarī and the connected Viṣṇu/Cakrapāṇi shrine extolled in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It emphasizes pūjā itself—stating that worship is continually maintained, even by the deity ‘himself’ (svayam).