Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

त्रयोदशस्तु गोविंदश्चतुर्दशस्त्रिविक्रमः । श्रीधरश्च पंचदशो हृषीकेशस्तु षोडशः

Transliteration

trayodaśastu goviṃdaścaturdaśastrivikramaḥ | śrīdharaśca paṃcadaśo hṛṣīkeśastu ṣoḍaśaḥ

Translation

องค์ที่สิบสามคือ โควินทะ; องค์ที่สิบสี่คือ ตริวิกรมะ องค์ที่สิบห้าคือ ศรีธระ และองค์ที่สิบหกคือ หฤษีเกศะ

Word by Word

• त्रयोदशः: the thirteenth
• त्रयोदशः: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• गोविन्दः: Govinda
• गोविन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक; गो + विन्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (समास-रूप)

• चतुर्दशः: the fourteenth
• चतुर्दशः: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• त्रिविक्रमः: Trivikrama
• त्रिविक्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘त्रीणि विक्रमाणि यस्य’ (name-form)

• श्रीधरः: Śrīdhara
• श्रीधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीधर (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + धर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘श्रियः धरः’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• पंचदशः: the fifteenth
• पंचदशः: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• हृषीकेशः: Hṛṣīkeśa
• हृषीकेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीक + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘हृषीकाणाम् ईशः’

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• षोडशः: the sixteenth
• षोडशः: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

Speaker

Brahmā (in Brahma–Nārada dialogue; implied by section context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four iconic depictions: Govinda as cowherd-protector; Trivikrama spanning the cosmos; Śrīdhara with Lakṣmī; Hṛṣīkeśa seated, radiating mastery over senses, with devotees offering tulasī.

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Trivikrama
• Śrīdhara
• Hṛṣīkeśa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is strengthened by remembering and honoring Viṣṇu through His named forms, each expressing a distinct divine function.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, linked with Śāligrāma worship traditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse contributes to the enumeration used for systematic worship of Viṣṇu’s forms (mūrtis), especially in Cāturmāsya-related observances.