Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

स कृत्वा श्रद्धया युक्तः सत्रं द्वादशवार्षिकम् । वसोर्द्धाराप्रदानेन वर्षं त्वां तर्पयिष्यति । कलशस्य च वक्त्रेणाविच्छिन्नेन दिवानिशम्

Transliteration

sa kṛtvā śraddhayā yuktaḥ satraṃ dvādaśavārṣikam | vasorddhārāpradānena varṣaṃ tvāṃ tarpayiṣyati | kalaśasya ca vaktreṇāvicchinnena divāniśam

Translation

พระองค์ทรงประกอบสตรยัญญะสิบสองปีด้วยศรัทธา แล้วด้วยการถวาย “วโสร์ธารา” จะทรงบำรุงให้ท่านอิ่มเอมตลอดหนึ่งปี ผ่านปากกาลศะที่ไหลไม่ขาด ทั้งกลางวันและกลางคืน

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• कृत्वा: having done/performed
• कृत्वा: None (Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• युक्तः: endowed/connected
• युक्तः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सत्रम्: a sacrificial session (satra)
• सत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• द्वादशवार्षिकम्: of twelve years
• द्वादशवार्षिकम्: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश + वार्षिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—द्वादश (संख्या) + वार्षिक (द्विगु)

• वसोः: of Vasu
• वसोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• धारा-प्रदानेन: by the offering of a stream (continuous pouring)
• धारा-प्रदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण; समासः—धारा + प्रदान (तत्पुरुष)

• वर्षम्: for a year
• वर्षम्: Karma (Duration/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कालावधि-रूपेण कर्म (accusative of duration)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• तर्पयिष्यति: will satisfy/propitiate
• तर्पयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु) → तर्पय (णिच् causative)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• कलशस्य: of the pot
• कलशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• च: and
• च: None (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

• अविच्छिन्नेन: uninterrupted
• अविच्छिन्नेन: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविच्छिन्न (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (वक्त्रेण)

• दिवानिशम्: day and night
• दिवानिशम्: None (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा + निशम् (अव्यय-समास)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण; समासः—दिवा + निशम् (द्वन्द्व, अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand satra-sacrifice spanning years: a vast yajña-śālā with multiple fires, ṛtviks chanting; a kalaśa suspended or held above a sacred focus, pouring an unbroken stream (vasordhārā) day and night.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Agni
• King Śibi
• Satra
• Vasordhārā
• Kalaśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great results arise from sustained, disciplined worship—faith joined to long-term sacrifice and uninterrupted offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ritual is narrated within the chapter’s tīrtha context, but this verse does not specify the site by name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A twelve-year satra and a year-long vasordhārā: continuous ghee oblation delivered through a kalaśa spout without interruption, day and night.