Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा महादेवो गतश्चादर्शनं ततः । सोऽपि मंकणकस्तत्र तपस्तेपे मुनीश्वरः

Transliteration

evamuktvā mahādevo gataścādarśanaṃ tataḥ | so'pi maṃkaṇakastatra tapastepe munīśvaraḥ

Translation

ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว มหาเทวะก็อันตรธานจากสายตา และ ณ ที่นั้นเอง ฤๅษีผู้เป็นใหญ่ มังกณกะ ก็ยังคงบำเพ็ญตบะต่อไป

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Shiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् देवः)

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Predicative action)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; √गम् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्तरि-प्रयोग (past active participle)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• अदर्शनम्: to invisibility, out of sight
• अदर्शनम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे (to invisibility)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: ततः-शब्दः; देश/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय ('then/from there')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (निपात)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-निपात ('also')

• मंकणकः: Maṅkaṇaka (proper name)
• मंकणकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंकणक (प्रातिपदिक; व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (कर्मरूपेण)

• तेपे: performed (austerity)
• तेपे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुनीश्वरः: lord among sages
• मुनीश्वरः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनाम् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Sūta in a purāṇic recital frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandeśvara-kṣetra (site of antardhāna and abiding vow)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva vanishes from sight; the sage Maṅkaṇaka remains, unwavering, continuing austerities at the sanctified spot—quiet, resolute, and luminous with inner power.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Maṅkaṇaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After receiving divine assurance, the devotee sustains disciplined practice; visions may pass, but sādhana continues.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The “there” refers to the Ānandeśvara-associated locale within this adhyāya’s tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is tapas (austerity), continued steadily by the sage.