Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

त्रिनेत्राः शूलहस्ताश्च बभुः शंकररूपिणः । वाटिका अस्य परितः पारिजाताः सहस्रशः

Transliteration

trinetrāḥ śūlahastāśca babhuḥ śaṃkararūpiṇaḥ | vāṭikā asya paritaḥ pārijātāḥ sahasraśaḥ

Translation

พวกเขามีสามเนตรและถือศูล ปรากฏดุจรูปของพระศังกรเอง รอบด้านมีสวน และทุกทิศมีต้นปาริชาตะนับพันยืนเรียงราย

Word by Word

• त्रिनेत्राः: three-eyed
• त्रिनेत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• शूलहस्ताः: having tridents in their hands
• शूलहस्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (शूलं हस्ते येषाम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बभुः: became / were
• बभुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शंकररूपिणः: in the form of Śaṅkara
• शंकररूपिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (शंकरस्य रूपं येषाम्)

• वाटिकाः: gardens
• वाटिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अस्य: of him / of this (place)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परितः: around
• परितः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: around)

• पारिजाताः: pārijāta trees
• पारिजाताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सहस्रशः: by the thousand; in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Visheshaṇa (Adverbial qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: by thousands)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandarācala-Śiva-kṣetra (pārijāta-vāṭikā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the gate, gaṇas appear as miniature Śaṅkaras—three-eyed, trident-bearing—standing alert. Beyond them, lush gardens bloom with countless pārijāta trees, petals drifting like fragrant snow.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Pārijāta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha or temple is envisioned as a heavenly realm—where divine presence, protection, and beauty converge to elevate the devotee’s mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the glorification of the divine abode/temple in the chapter; the exact tīrtha-name is not specified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive māhātmya passage emphasizing sacred ambience and divine guardians.