Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

मुच्यंते मानवास्तद्वच्छतानंदेश्वरादपि । तस्मिन्दिने विहितया ताभ्यां चैव प्रपूजया

Transliteration

mucyaṃte mānavāstadvacchatānaṃdeśvarādapi | tasmindine vihitayā tābhyāṃ caiva prapūjayā

Translation

“ฉันนั้นเอง มนุษย์ย่อมหลุดพ้นได้ด้วยศตานันเทศวรด้วย โดยการบูชาตามวินัยที่บัญญัติไว้ แด่เทพทั้งสองในวันนั้น”

Word by Word

• mucyante: are liberated/released
• mucyante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• mānavāḥ: humans
• mānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• śatānandeśvarāt: from Śatānandeśvara
• śatānandeśvarāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatānandeśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• tasmin: on that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• dine: day
• dine: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• vihitayā: by the prescribed
• vihitayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vihita (कृदन्त; vi+√dhā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (prescribed/ordained)

• tābhyām: by those two
• tābhyām: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया/पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Instr./Abl.), द्विवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphasis particle)

• prapūjayā: by thorough worship
• prapūjayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prapūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘प्र’ उपसर्गयुक्ता पूजा

Speaker

Gautama (continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śatānandeśvara (with paired worship alongside the other deity)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (contextual) king/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims complete a two-shrine circuit: first at Hāṭakeśvara, then at Śatānandeśvara; priests perform abhiṣeka and ārati; the atmosphere is calm, promising liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Śatānandeśvara
• Hāṭakeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Properly performed worship at a sanctified time can become a means to liberation, not merely worldly merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha-region honoring Hāṭakeśvara together with Śatānandeśvara, both praised as liberating.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescribed (vihita) special worship (prapūjā) of both deities on “that day” mentioned in the surrounding context.