Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

आत्मानमात्मनैवाथ ब्रह्मद्वारेण संस्थितः । ततो निःसारयामास पुलकेन समन्वितः

Transliteration

ātmānamātmanaivātha brahmadvāreṇa saṃsthitaḥ | tato niḥsārayāmāsa pulakena samanvitaḥ

Translation

Pagkatapos, na nakatatag sa 'Pinto ng Brahma', siya—sa pamamagitan ng kanyang sariling panloob na kapangyarihan—ay naging dahilan upang ang kanyang sarili ay lumisan, at ginawa niya ito na puno ng masidhing kagalakan.

Word by Word

• ātmānam: himself/the self
• ātmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ātmanā: by himself
• ātmanā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = emphasis

• atha: then
• atha: Avyaya (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक) = then/and now

• brahma-dvāreṇa: through the Brahma-gate
• brahma-dvāreṇa: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'brahmaṇaḥ dvāram'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saṃsthitaḥ: being stationed/placed
• saṃsthitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्थितिवाचकः = having been positioned/standing

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = thereafter

• niḥ-sārayāmāsa: he expelled/drove out
• niḥ-sārayāmāsa: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√sṛ (धातु) causative (णिच्) + laṅ (लङ्)
• Form: तिङन्त, लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) = caused to go out/expelled

• pulakena: with horripilation/thrill
• pulakena: Sahakari/Hetu (Accompaniment/cause-like instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• samanvitaḥ: endowed (with)
• samanvitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-anv-i (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'endowed/possessed'

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The meditator, seated near the liṅga, enters deep samādhi; a subtle stream of light rises from the crown (brahma-dvāra), while his body remains still; gooseflesh marks ecstatic absorption.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma-dvāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text portrays a yogic, devotion-filled end—suggesting tīrtha and liṅga-upāsanā culminate in controlled, sacred departure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya setting continues; the event occurs at the sacred liṅga locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A yogic practice is implied: abiding in meditation and ‘exiting’ through the brahma-dvāra (esoteric yogic doctrine).