Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

श्लोकोऽयं बहुधा नाथ कीर्त्यमानो मया विभो । विश्वामित्रस्य वक्त्रेण सन्मुनेः सत्यवादिनः

Transliteration

śloko'yaṃ bahudhā nātha kīrtyamāno mayā vibho | viśvāmitrasya vaktreṇa sanmuneḥ satyavādinaḥ

Translation

ข้าแต่นาถา ข้าแต่องค์ผู้ทรงฤทธิ์—โศลกนี้เองข้าพเจ้าได้สาธยายซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า ตามที่ออกจากโอษฐ์วิศวามิตร มุนีผู้ประเสริฐผู้กล่าวสัจจะ

Word by Word

• श्लोकः: verse
• श्लोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Modifier (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बहुधा: in many ways/many times
• बहुधा: Modifier (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• कीर्त्यमानः: being recited/praised
• कीर्त्यमानः: Karta (Predicate participle/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु) → कीर्त्यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• विश्वामित्रस्य: of Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• वक्त्रेण: by the mouth
• वक्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सत्: good/noble
• सत्: Modifier (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘सन्मुनेः’ इत्यत्र विशेषणरूपेण

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• सत्यवादिनः: of the truth-speaker
• सत्यवादिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘मुनेः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

Speaker

A narrator within the episode (continuing speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker tells the lord that a particular śloka has been recited many times, originating from Viśvāmitra’s truthful mouth—suggesting a chain of oral transmission.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tradition is preserved through faithful repetition and attribution to trustworthy seers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the ongoing glorification of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice of kīrtana/recitation of an authoritative śloka, though no formal rite is detailed.